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光阴似箭 — “Time flies like an arrow”

光阴似箭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies like an arrow”. Time passes quickly.

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光阴似箭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 光guāng
  • 阴yīn
  • 似sì
  • 箭jiàn

光阴似箭 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone
阴
yīn7dark, feminine, hidden, negative
似
sì6similar to, like, as if
箭
jiàn15arrow, rapid, urgent

Example Sentence with 光阴似箭

大学四年,光阴似箭,转眼间我们就要毕业了。
Four years of university, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, we are about to graduate.

Idioms Related to 光阴似箭

Synonyms of 光阴似箭

  • rì日yuè月rú如suō梭time flies like a shuttle
  • bái白jū驹guò过xì隙time flies like a white colt

Antonyms of 光阴似箭

  • dù度rì日rú如nián年days drag on like years

More idioms starting with 光

  • guāng光qián前qǐ启hòu后honor ancestors and inspire descendants
  • guāng光qián前jué绝hòu后unparalleled achievements surpassing all generations
  • guāng光qián前yào耀hòu后bring honor to ancestors and benefit descendants
  • guāng光qián前yù裕hòu后glorify ancestors and benefit descendants
  • guāng光huá华duó夺mù目dazzlingly brilliant
  • guāng光kě可jiàn鉴rén人lustrous enough to reflect a person
  • guāng光fù复jiù旧jīng京recover the old capital
  • guāng光fù复jiù旧wù物recover former possessions
  • guāng光tiān天huà化rì日in broad daylight
  • guāng光zōng宗yào耀zǔ祖bring honor and glory to ancestors
  • guāng光cǎi彩duó夺mù目Dazzlingly brilliant
  • guāng光cǎi彩shè射rén人Dazzlingly splendid

Questions about 光阴似箭

What does 光阴似箭 mean?
光阴似箭 (guāng yīn sì jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies like an arrow”.
How do you pronounce 光阴似箭?
光阴似箭 is pronounced guāng yīn sì jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 光阴似箭?
光阴:时间。时间如箭,迅速流逝。形容时间过得极快。
Copy the pinyin for 光阴似箭 →Choose tone marks or tone numbers and copy the complete four-character reading.光阴似箭 is featured in “10 Chinese Idioms About Life, Change, and Contentment” →Learn 10 Chinese idioms about life's changes, hardship, time, and contentment, with exact meanings, usage notes, and natural examples.

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