年深日久 nián shēn rì jiǔ Years have passed

Explanation

形容时间很长，很长时间。

describes a long period of time

Origin Story

很久以前，在一个古老的村庄里，住着一位名叫阿梅的女孩。她从小就喜欢收集各种各样的石头。每天放学后，她都会到附近的山坡上寻找各种奇特的石头，然后把它们带回家，小心翼翼地摆放在自己的房间里。年深日久，她的房间里堆满了各种各样的石头，有光滑的鹅卵石，有形状各异的矿石，还有色彩斑斓的宝石。这些石头见证了阿梅的成长，也记录了她童年时代的美好回忆。有一天，一位著名的地质学家来到了这个村庄，听说阿梅收藏了大量的石头，便慕名前来拜访。看到阿梅收藏的石头后，地质学家惊叹不已，他发现阿梅收集的石头中，有一些非常罕见的品种，具有很高的研究价值。于是，他邀请阿梅和他一起去研究这些石头，帮助他完成一项重要的地质研究项目。阿梅欣然同意，她和地质学家一起，对这些石头进行了仔细的研究，发现了许多新的地质现象。他们的研究成果发表后，引起了学术界的广泛关注，阿梅也因此成为了远近闻名的石头收藏家。

hěn jiǔ yǐqián, zài yīgè gǔlǎo de cūnzhuāng lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào āméi de nǚhái. tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐhuan shōují gè zhǒng gè yàng de shítou. měitiān fàngxué hòu, tā dōu huì dào fùjìn de shānpō shàng xúnzhǎo gè zhǒng qítè de shítou, ránhòu bǎ tāmen dài huí jiā, xiǎoxīn yìyì de bǎi fàng zài zìjǐ de fángjiān lǐ. nián shēn rì jiǔ, tā de fángjiān lǐ duī mǎn le gè zhǒng gè yàng de shítou, yǒu guānghuá de é luǎnshí, yǒu xíngzhuàng gèyì de kuàngshí, hái yǒu sècǎi bānlán de bóshí. zhèxiē shítou jiànzhèng le āméi de chéngzhǎng, yě jìlù le tā tóngnián shídài de měihǎo huíyì. yǒu yītiān, yī wèi zhùmíng de dìzhì xuéjiā lái le zhège cūnzhuāng, tīngshuō āméi shōucáng le dàliàng de shítou, biàn mùmíng ér lái bàifǎng. kàn dào āméi shōucáng de shítou hòu, dìzhì xuéjiā jīngtàn bù yǐ, tā fāxiàn āméi shōují de shítou zhōng, yǒu yīxiē fēicháng hǎnjiàn de pǐnzhǒng, jùyǒu hěn gāo de yánjiū jiàzhí. yúshì, tā yāoqǐng āméi hé tā yīqǐ qù yánjiū zhèxiē shítou, bāngzhù tā wánchéng yī xiàng zhòngyào de dìzhì yánjiū xiàngmù. āméi xīnrán tóngyì, tā hé dìzhì xuéjiā yīqǐ, duì zhèxiē shítou jìnxíng le zǐxì de yánjiū, fāxiàn le xǔduō xīn de dìzhì xiànxiàng. tāmen de yánjiū chéngguǒ fābǐaohòu, yǐnqǐ le xuéshù jiè de guǎngfàn guānzhù, āméi yě yīncǐ ér chéngwéi le yuǎnjìn wénmíng de shítou shōucáng jiā.

A long time ago, in an ancient village, there lived a girl named Amy. She loved collecting all kinds of stones since she was a child. Every day after school, she would go to the nearby hills to look for various unique stones and then bring them back home, carefully placing them in her room. Over the years, her room was filled with various stones: smooth pebbles, uniquely shaped minerals, and colorful gems. These stones witnessed Amy’s growth and recorded the beautiful memories of her childhood. One day, a famous geologist came to the village. Having heard of Amy's large collection of stones, he came to visit her. Seeing Amy's collection, the geologist was amazed. He found some very rare species among Amy’s stones that had high research value. Thus, he invited Amy to study these stones with him to help him complete an important geological research project. Amy readily agreed. She and the geologist carefully studied the stones, discovering many new geological phenomena. Their research results, after publication, drew widespread attention from the academic community, and Amy became a well-known stone collector.

Usage

用于形容时间长久。

yòng yú xíngróng shíjiān chángjiǔ

Used to describe a long time.

Examples

• 两人相识多年，感情日渐深厚，年深日久，他们终于步入了婚姻的殿堂。

  liǎng rén xiāngshí duō nián, gǎnqíng rìjiàn shēnhòu, nián shēn rì jiǔ, tāmen zhōngyú bù rù le hūnyīn de diàntáng.

  Two people met many years ago, their feelings grew deeper and deeper. After many years, they finally entered the marriage hall.

• 这件古董经过年深日久，已经变得破旧不堪。

  zhè jiàn gǔdǒng jīngguò nián shēn rì jiǔ, yǐjīng biàndé pòjiù bùkān

  This antique has become old and shabby over the years

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