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光阴似箭,日月如梭
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光阴似箭,日月如梭

光阴似箭,日月如梭 — “Time flies quickly”

光阴似箭,日月如梭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies quickly”. Time passes very fast. Literally, “Time flies like an arrow, and days and months shuttle like a loom”.

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光阴似箭,日月如梭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

光阴似箭,日月如梭 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone
阴
yīn7dark, feminine, hidden, negative
似
sì6similar to, like, as if
箭
jiàn15arrow, rapid, urgent
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日
rì4sun, day, Japan
月
yuè4moon or month
如
rú6like, as, if
梭
suō11shuttle back and forth

Example Sentence with 光阴似箭,日月如梭

转眼间,大学四年生活即将结束,光阴似箭,日月如梭,真是让人感慨万分。
In the blink of an eye, four years of university life are nearing their end. Time flies like an arrow, and days and months shuttle like a loom, truly making one full of emotion.

Idioms Related to 光阴似箭,日月如梭

Synonyms of 光阴似箭,日月如梭

  • guāng光yīn阴rěn荏rǎn苒,,rì日yuè月rú如suō梭time flies swiftly

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

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Questions about 光阴似箭,日月如梭

What does 光阴似箭,日月如梭 mean?

光阴似箭,日月如梭 (guāng yīn sì jiàn , rì yuè rú suō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies quickly”.

How do you pronounce 光阴似箭,日月如梭?

光阴似箭,日月如梭 is pronounced guāng yīn sì jiàn , rì yuè rú suō in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 光阴似箭,日月如梭 literally mean?

Literally, 光阴似箭,日月如梭 means “Time flies like an arrow, and days and months shuttle like a loom”. It is used to mean “Time flies quickly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 光阴似箭,日月如梭?

梭:织布机上引导纬纱与经纱交织的构件。形容时间过得很快

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