这些年挣了不少钱
“They've made a lot of money over the years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
夹带走私的东西
“in their shipments.”
这些年 挣了不少钱
“They've made a lot of money over the years.”
上个月还在
“Just last month,”
“They got filthy rich, and we both know it wasn't through honest work.”
Phrasing wealth as '不少' (not a little) is a common form of modest understatement that can carry subtle suspicion when linked to dubious actions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
made a lot of money
A common spoken collocation using '不少' (quite a few/much) as an understatement for substantial financial gain.
over these past years; lately
Used as a time adverbial to set the context for a sustained period leading up to the present.
Marks the completion of the action and the accumulated state of wealth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“After all these years, we've made enough.”
“in Beijing.”
“but I managed to make some money after a few years.”
“With all that money you've earned,”