time flies; time passes swiftly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
time flies; the days and months pass swiftly (literally: the crow flies and the rabbit runs)
literaryAlludes to the ancient legend of a three-legged crow in the sun and a jade rabbit in the moon. Used in literary or formal contexts to express how quickly time passes.
Wū乌
fēi飞
tù兔
zǒu走
，
zhuǎn转
yǎn眼
jiān间
shí十
nián年
guò过
qù去
le了
。
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed.
Zhēn真
shì是
wū乌
fēi飞
tù兔
zǒu走
，
bù不
jué觉
yòu又
shì是
yī一
nián年
。
Truly time flies, and before you know it, another year has passed.
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Wū乌
fēi飞
tù兔
zǒu走
，
suì岁
yuè月
rú如
suō梭
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhēn珍
xī惜
shí时
jiān间
。
Time flies and the years pass like a shuttle; we must cherish time.