历时lìshíto last; to take (time); diachronic; durationHSK 7-9PronunciationlìshíExample sentence这项工程历时三年才完工。Zhè xiàng gōngchéng lìshí sān nián cái wángōng.The project took three years to complete.Read and choose an answerOne fixed sampleExplore a sample