時光

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Chinese

o'clock; time; when
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
 
light; ray; bright
trad. (時光)
simp. (时光)

Pronunciation


Noun

時光

  1. (uncountable) time (the inevitable passing of events from future to present then past)
    時光倒流时光倒流  ―  ràng shíguāng dàoliú  ―  to turn back the clock
    時光飛逝时光飞逝  ―  Shíguāng fēishì.  ―  Time flies.
  2. (countable) time (a quantity of time; an experience) (Classifier: m)
    美好時光那樣短暫宛若天空流星轉瞬即逝 [MSC, trad.]
    美好时光那样短暂宛若天空流星转瞬即逝 [MSC, simp.]
    Měihǎo shíguāng shì nàyàng de duǎnzàn, wǎnruò tiānkōng huá guò de liúxīng bān zhuǎnshùnjíshì.
    Happy times are so short; like a shooting star, they are gone in an instant.

Synonyms

  • (time: the inevitable passing of events): 光陰光阴 (guāngyīn), (literary) 日力 (rìlì)

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