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世异时移

世异时移 — “Times have changed and circumstances are no longer the same”

世异时移 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Times have changed and circumstances are no longer the same”. Literally, “World differs, time shifts”.

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世异时移 Pronunciation and Pinyin

世异时移 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
世
shì5world, generation, era
异
yì6different, unusual, strange
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
移
yí11move, shift, or transfer

Example Sentence with 世异时移

世异时移,过去的旧观念已经不适用于现在的生活了
Times have changed, and old ideas from the past are no longer applicable to modern life.

Idioms Related to 世异时移

Synonyms of 世异时移

  • shí时guò过jìng境qiān迁time passes, circumstances change

More idioms starting with 世

  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事Where there is a will, there is a way
  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事,,zhǐ只pà怕yǒu有xīn心rén人Where there's a will, there's a way
  • shì世shì世dài代dài代for generations
  • shì世shì世shēng生shēng生for all eternity
  • shì世shì事fēn纷rǎo扰Worldly affairs are turbulent and confusing
  • shì世rén人jiē皆zhī知known by all
  • shì世dài代shū书xiāng香Generations of scholarly family
  • shì世dài代zān簪yīng缨generations of high officials
  • shì世sú俗zhī之jiàn见conventional or worldly views
  • shì世wài外táo桃yuán源a peaceful secluded utopia
  • shì世tài态rén人qíng情social customs and human relations
  • shì世tài态yán炎liáng凉fickleness of human relationships

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Questions about 世异时移

What does 世异时移 mean?

世异时移 (shì yì shí yí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Times have changed and circumstances are no longer the same”.

How do you pronounce 世异时移?

世异时移 is pronounced shì yì shí yí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 世异时移 literally mean?

Literally, 世异时移 means “World differs, time shifts”. It is used to mean “Times have changed and circumstances are no longer the same”.

What is the Chinese definition of 世异时移?

世、时:社会、时代。异、移:不同、变化。社会变化了,时代不同了。亦作“时移世改”、“时移世异”、“时移俗易”、“时异事殊”。

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