after a long time; as time passes
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
a long time; with the passage of many years
literaryEmphasizes a very long duration, often causing things to change, be forgotten, or wear down. Equivalent to '年深月久' or '年深岁久'.
Zhè这
xiē些
shí石
kè刻
jīng经
guò过
nián年
shēn深
rì日
jiǔ久
，
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
xiē些
mó模
hu糊
le了
。
After a long time, these stone carvings have become somewhat blurred.
Nà那
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
nián年
shēn深
rì日
jiǔ久
，
kuài快
yào要
tān坍
tā塌
le了
。
That old house, after a long time, is about to collapse.
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Nián年
shēn深
rì日
jiǔ久
，
xǔ许
duō多
wǎng往
shì事
wǒ我
dōu都
jì记
bù不
qīng清
le了
。
As time passed, I can't remember many past events clearly anymore.
Zhè这
kuài块
shí石
bēi碑
shàng上
de的
zì字
jì迹
yǐ已
jīng经
nián年
shēn深
rì日
jiǔ久
，
nán难
yǐ以
biàn辨
rèn认
。
The inscriptions on this stone tablet have been there for a long time and are hard to decipher.