似水流年 — “Time flies like water”
似水流年 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies like water”. Years flow by swiftly and irrevocably, often evoking a sense of nostalgia or reflection on life's fleeting nature. Literally, “Years flowing like water”.
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似水流年 Pronunciation and Pinyin
似水流年 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 似水流年
大学毕业后，同学们感叹似水流年，转眼间大家都已各奔东西。
After graduating from college, the classmates sighed that time flies like water, and in a blink of an eye, everyone had gone their separate ways.
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Antonyms of 似水流年
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- sì似shì是ér而fēi非seemingly right but actually wrong
- sì似céng曾xiāng相shí识a feeling of déjà vu
- sì似yǒu有rú如wú无to treat as if it doesn't exist
- shì似mèng梦chū初jué觉suddenly realize the truth as if waking from a dream
- sì似shuǐ水rú如yú鱼inseparable like fish and water
- sì似qī漆rú如jiāo胶deeply devoted and inseparable
- shì似yù玉rú如huā花beautiful as jade and flowers
- sì似xiào笑fēi非xiào笑a faint, enigmatic, or half-smile
- sì似jiàn箭zài在xián弦poised for action
- sì似zuì醉rú如chī痴ecstatic and lost in obsession
- sì似fēi非ér而shì是seemingly wrong but actually right
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What does 似水流年 mean?
似水流年 (sì shuǐ liú nián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies like water”.
How do you pronounce 似水流年?
似水流年 is pronounced sì shuǐ liú nián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 似水流年 literally mean?
Literally, 似水流年 means “Years flowing like water”. It is used to mean “Time flies like water”.
What is the Chinese definition of 似水流年?
流年：光阴。形容时间一去不复返。