度日如年 — “To describe days dragging on slowly”
度日如年 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe days dragging on slowly”. Feeling like years, usually due to suffering, boredom, or longing. Literally, “Pass days like years”.
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度日如年 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 度dù
- 日rì
- 如rú
- 年nián
度日如年 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 度日如年
自从他独自一人来到陌生城市工作，没有亲人的陪伴，常常感到度日如年。
Since he came to work alone in a strange city, without the company of loved ones, he often feels that the days drag on like years.
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Questions about 度日如年
- What does 度日如年 mean?
- 度日如年 (dù rì rú nián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe days dragging on slowly”.
- How do you pronounce 度日如年?
- 度日如年 is pronounced dù rì rú nián in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 度日如年 literally mean?
- Literally, 度日如年 means “Pass days like years”. It is used to mean “to describe days dragging on slowly”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 度日如年?
- 过一天象过一年那样长。形容日子很不好过。