elapse; pass (of time); slip away
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to elapse; to pass (of time); to slip away like flowing water
literaryPrimarily used with abstract concepts such as time, years, youth, or opportunities. Often carries a nostalgic, melancholic, or unstoppable connotation.
Shí时
guāng光
liú流
shì逝
，
suì岁
yuè月
rú如
suō梭
。
Time passes, and the years fly by like a shuttle.
Suí随
zhe着
shí时
guāng光
de的
liú流
shì逝
，
tā他
de的
jì记
yì忆
zhú逐
jiàn渐
mó模
hu糊
le了
。
As time passed, his memories gradually became blurred.
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Qīng青
chūn春
zài在
zhǐ指
fèng缝
jiān间
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
liú流
shì逝
。
Youth quietly slips away between one's fingers.