历经

lì jīng jié nàn

历经劫难

encounter disaster

lì jīng gè zhǒng mó nàn

历经各种磨难

suffer all kinds of trials and tribulations

wǒ men lì jīng shí wǔ nián de shí jiān huán qīng le jiè kuǎn

我们历经十五年的时间还清了借款。

We paid off our mortgage after fifteen years.