jǐ nián
a few years
several years
how many years
jì niàn
to commemorate
to remember
CL:個|个[ge4]
jì nián
to number the years
calendar era
annals
chronicle
jì niàn
variant of 紀念|纪念[ji4 nian4]
jī nián
Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
jī nián
for a long time
over many years
old
advanced in age
jī nián
beginning of maturity (of a girl)