暑往寒来 — “Summer departs and winter arrives”
暑往寒来 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Summer departs and winter arrives”. Time flies and the seasons change. Literally, “summer goes, winter comes”.
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暑往寒来，一晃几十年过去了，小明也从一个孩童变成了白发老人。
Summer departs and winter arrives; in a blink, decades have passed, and Xiao Ming has transformed from a child into an old man with white hair.
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What does 暑往寒来 mean?
暑往寒来 (shǔ wǎng hán lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Summer departs and winter arrives”.
How do you pronounce 暑往寒来?
暑往寒来 is pronounced shǔ wǎng hán lái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 暑往寒来 literally mean?
Literally, 暑往寒来 means “summer goes, winter comes”. It is used to mean “Summer departs and winter arrives”.
What is the Chinese definition of 暑往寒来?
夏天过去，冬天到来。泛指时光流逝。