pass quickly (time)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pass quickly (used for time); to have elapsed in a flash
neutralUsed in an idiomatic sense to express how time seems to pass very quickly, often when looking back.
Yī一
huàng晃
jiù就
shì是
wǔ五
nián年
，
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
zhǎng长
zhè这
me么
dà大
le了
。
Five years have passed in a flash, and the child has grown so big.
Wǒ我
men们
bì毕
yè业
yī一
huàng晃
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
。
It's been ten years in a flash since we graduated.
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Shí时
jiān间
guò过
de得
zhēn真
kuài快
，
yī一
huàng晃
Chūn春
Jié节
yòu又
dào到
le了
。
Time flies; in a flash, the Spring Festival is here again.