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岁月流逝

suì yuè liú shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
as time goes by (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

歲月流逝 岁月流逝 [sui4 yue4 liu2 shi4] /as time goes by (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 歲月流逝

  • 岁
    suì

    variant of 歲|岁[suì], year / years old / classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)

  • 月
    yuè

    moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[gè],輪|轮[lún]

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 逝
    shì

    (of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away / to die

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