swiftly; rapidly (of time)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
describing time passing swiftly or in a blur
literaryUsed in literary or descriptive contexts to express how time seems to fly by unnoticed. Often paired with words like 岁月 (years) or 时光 (time).
Suì岁
yuè月
hū呼
hū呼
，
bù不
jué觉
yòu又
shì是
yī一
nián年
。
The years flew by swiftly, and before I knew it, another year had passed.
Shí时
guāng光
hū呼
hū呼
de地
liú流
shì逝
，
zhuǎn转
yǎn眼
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
lǎo老
le了
。
Time flowed by rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, we had all grown old.
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Hū呼
hū呼
jǐ几
nián年
guò过
qù去
，
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
chéng成
le了
zhè这
gè个
lǐng领
yù域
de的
zhuān专
jiā家
。
Several years flew by quickly, and he had already become an expert in this field.