pass swiftly; elapse quickly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pass swiftly; to vanish quickly (of time, meteors, etc.)
literaryOften used with abstract concepts like time (时光) or celestial phenomena like meteors (流星). Carries a literary or nostalgic connotation.
Shí时
guāng光
fēi飞
shì逝
，
zhuǎn转
yǎn眼
jiān间
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
bì毕
yè业
shí十
nián年
le了
。
Time flies; in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed since we graduated.
Liú流
xīng星
fēi飞
shì逝
，
zài在
yè夜
kōng空
zhōng中
huà划
chū出
yī一
dào道
měi美
lì丽
de的
hú弧
xiàn线
。
The meteor flashed by, tracing a beautiful arc across the night sky.
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Suì岁
yuè月
fēi飞
shì逝
，
bù不
biàn变
de的
shì是
tā他
duì对
gù故
xiāng乡
de的
sī思
niàn念
。
The years have flown by, yet what remains unchanged is his longing for his hometown.