as if separated by a lifetime; a sense of great temporal distance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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to be separated by a generation/a lifetime; to feel a vast passage of time
literary形容时间久远、人事变迁巨大，仿佛经历了完全不同的一世人生，带有强烈的情感与文学色彩。
Huí回
dào到
gù故
xiāng乡
，
kàn看
dào到
biàn变
huà化
rú如
cǐ此
zhī之
dà大
，
huǎng恍
rú如
gé隔
shì世
。
Returning to my hometown and seeing how much it has changed feels like a lifetime ago.
Huí回
niàn念
qián前
chén尘
，
nà那
xiē些
wú无
yōu忧
wú无
lǜ虑
de的
suì岁
yuè月
，
zhēn真
yǒu有
rú如
gé隔
shì世
。
Looking back on the past, those carefree years truly feel as if they belong to another lifetime.
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Cóng从
zhòng重
bìng病
zhōng中
huī恢
fù复
hòu后
，
zǒu走
chū出
yī医
yuàn院
，
jìng竟
yǒu有
gé隔
shì世
zhī之
gǎn感
。
After recovering from a serious illness, stepping out of the hospital gave me a profound sense of having lived another lifetime.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
qián前
hòu后
，
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
de的
miàn面
mào貌
jiǒng迥
yì异
，
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
shēng生
gé隔
shì世
zhī之
tàn叹
。
Before and after the war, the face of this city is so different it inspires a sigh, as if looking upon a past life.