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光阴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

光阴 Usage and Examples

time

years

这个女人后悔自己虚度光阴。

The woman regrets spending her time idly.

真的,随着年龄的增长,我越发觉得光阴如梭。

It's true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings.

The characters in 光阴

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone
阴
yīn7dark, feminine, hidden, negative

More words starting with 光

  • guāng光lín临visit, patronize
  • guāng光liàng亮bright, shiny
  • guāng光liàng亮rú如xīn新As good as new, Sparkling clean
  • guāng光píng凭just by, merely by
  • guāng光cì刺jī激light stimulus, photostimulation
  • guāng光huá华brilliance, radiance
  • guāng光hé合zuò作yòng用photosynthesis
  • guāng光tuán团ball of light, luminous mass
  • guāng光quān圈aperture, halo
  • guāng光dà大Promote, Develop
  • guāng光dà大le了to promote, to develop
  • guāng光tiān天huà化rì日zhī之xià下in broad daylight, in plain sight

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Questions about 光阴

What does 光阴 mean in Chinese?

光阴 (guāng yīn) means “time, years”.

How do you pronounce 光阴?

光阴 is pronounced guāng yīn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “time” in Chinese?

“time” is 光阴 (guāng yīn) in Chinese.

How is 光阴 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 光阴, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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