寒冷的天氣持續了三個禮拜。

The cold weather continued for three weeks.

The cold weather lasted for three weeks.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 寒冷 hánlěng
  1. cold (climate)
  2. frigid
  3. very cold
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 天氣 tiānqì weather
4 持續 chíxù
  1. to continue
  2. to persist
  3. to last
  4. sustainable
  5. preservation
=5 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=5 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
=6 三 Sān surname San
=6 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
=7 個 gě used in 自個兒 zìgěr
=7 個 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
8 禮拜 lǐbài
  1. to attend a religious service
  2. (coll.) week
  3. (coll.) Sunday