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日来月往 — “Time passes quickly”

日来月往 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time passes quickly”. With the passing of days and months. Literally, “days come, months go”.

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日来月往 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日来月往 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
来
lái7to come
月
yuè4moon or month
往
wǎng8go towards

Example Sentence with 日来月往

日来月往,孩子们都长大了,我们也都老了。
Days and months passed, the children have all grown up, and we have all aged.

Idioms Related to 日来月往

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline

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Questions about 日来月往

What does 日来月往 mean?

日来月往 (rì lái yuè wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time passes quickly”.

How do you pronounce 日来月往?

日来月往 is pronounced rì lái yuè wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日来月往 literally mean?

Literally, 日来月往 means “days come, months go”. It is used to mean “Time passes quickly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日来月往?

形容岁月流逝。同“日往月来”。

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