time; years; harvest; era
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3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
time; years; days
literaryLiterary term for the passage of time, often with a nostalgic or melancholic connotation.
Time passes easily; we must cherish every day.
Looking back on the past, one sighs that time flies like a shuttle.
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Wasting one's years is the most regrettable thing.
noun
harvest; year's crop; annual yield
Refers to the agricultural harvest or general economic conditions of a particular year.
This year's harvest is not good; the farmers have very little yield.
Depending on heaven for food; the quality of the harvest depends entirely on luck.
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Last year's harvest was good; everyone had surplus grain.
noun
years; days; era; time period
dialectDialectal usage referring to a specific period of time or era, often in the past.
In those years, people were very poor.
Thinking of those years, it was truly unbearable suffering.
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In those years of the old society, common folk didn't have good days.