migrate and flow; change over time
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to migrate and flow; to shift and change (of time, people, or circumstances)
literaryLiterary term describing the movement of populations, water, or the passage of time. Often used in written or formal contexts.
Suì岁
yuè月
qiān迁
liú流
，
zhuǎn转
yǎn眼
jiān间
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
bì毕
yè业
shí十
nián年
le了
。
Time flows on, and in the blink of an eye, we have already graduated for ten years.
Jiāng江
shuǐ水
qiān迁
liú流
，
gèn亘
gǔ古
bù不
xī息
。
The river water flows on, ceaseless since ancient times.
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Shì世
shì事
qiān迁
liú流
，
wù物
shì是
rén人
fēi非
，
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
qiān千
。
Worldly affairs shift and change; things remain the same but people do not, evoking boundless sighs.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
rén人
kǒu口
qiān迁
liú流
wǎng往
wǎng往
bàn伴
suí随
zhe着
wén文
huà化
de的
chuán传
bō播
。
Historical population migrations often accompanied the spread of culture.