三年五载
      Explanation: Wednesday, Friday: that about quantity; _set_: years. That for many years.
      Usage: Joint type; as predicate, adverbial; for a very long time
      Source: Yuan Yang Wenkui "happy children" Second off: "also notes Anzhe three to five years to see bad step, and even gold ring money, secret hidden underground."
      Examples: Ma Feng, "the words beginning Luliang Heroes": "To introduce them one by one, I am afraid ~ would not be enough."
  • Thesaurus:  from six months o a year (said of a relatively short time)
  • Antonym Group:  constantly, minutely