by the end of the year · at the end of the year; shortly before New Year

nián qián

n+ián·2nd toneq+ián·2nd tone

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He died some years since.

他在數年前去世了。

Now my income is twice what it was two years ago.

我现在的收入比两年前多了一倍。

Prices are double what they were ten years ago.

价钱是10年前的2倍。

The university was founded by his father twenty years ago.

大学在20年前由他的父亲建立。

Two years ago I could not play basketball at all.

两年前我完全不懂得打籃球。

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