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No. 18,056 in Korean

수십년

"수십년" means "several decades."

In a sentence

  • 그 작가는 수십년간 소설을 써 왔다.

    The author has been writing novels for decades.

    In this sentence, '수십년' refers to a time span of several decades, emphasizing the long duration of the author's activity.

  • 수십년이 지나도 그 도시의 매력은 변하지 않았다.

    Even after decades, the charm of the city has not changed.

    Here, '수십년' is used to denote a passing time span of multiple decades, indicating a significant amount of elapsed time.

  • 그 과학자는 수십년동안 연구를 지속하였다.

    The scientist continued his research for decades.

    The term '수십년' represents a continuous duration of many decades during which the research activity was carried out.

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