feelings change with circumstances
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
one's feelings change with the circumstances; emotions vary according to the situation
literaryOriginating from Wang Xizhi's 'Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion' (兰亭集序). Often used to describe how one's perspective, emotions, or attitudes evolve as life circumstances change, sometimes carrying a nostalgic or melancholic tone.
Duō多
nián年
zhī之
hòu后
chóng重
yóu游
jiù旧
dì地
，
qíng情
suí随
shì事
qiān迁
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
fēn分
。
Revisiting this place after many years, my feelings have changed with the circumstances, leaving me deeply moved.
Dāng当
nián年
nà那
me么
rè热
zhōng衷
de的
shì事
qing情
，
rú如
jīn今
qíng情
suí随
shì事
qiān迁
，
zǎo早
yǐ已
tí提
bu不
qǐ起
xìng兴
qù趣
le了
。
I was so passionate about that back then, but now, with changing circumstances, I can no longer muster any interest.
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Qíng情
suí随
shì事
qiān迁
，
wǒ我
men们
zhī之
jiān间
de的
yǒu友
yì谊
yě也
màn慢
man慢
de地
dàn淡
le了
。
As circumstances changed, the friendship between us gradually faded.