時光

See also: 时光

Chinese

o'clock; time; when
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
 
 light; ray; bright
trad. (時光) 時 光
simp. (时光) 时 光

Pronunciation

Noun

時光

  1. (uncountable) time (the inevitable passing of events from future to present then past)
    讓時光倒流／让时光倒流  ―  ràng shíguāng dàoliú  ―  to turn back the clock
    時光飛逝。／时光飞逝。  ―  Shíguāng fēishì.  ―  Time flies.
  2. (countable) time (a quantity of time; an experience) (Classifier: 段 m)
    美好時光是那樣的短暫，宛若天空滑過的流星般轉瞬即逝。 [MSC, trad.]
    美好时光是那样的短暂，宛若天空滑过的流星般转瞬即逝。 [MSC, simp.]
    Měihǎo shíguāng shì nàyàng de duǎnzàn, wǎnruò tiānkōng huá guò de liúxīng bān zhuǎnshùnjíshì. [Pinyin]
    Happy times are so short; like a shooting star, they are gone in an instant.

Synonyms

  • (time: the inevitable passing of events): 光陰／光阴 (guāngyīn), (literary) 日力 (rìlì)

Derived terms

  • 時光不再 / 时光不再
  • 時光似箭，日月如梭 / 时光似箭，日月如梭
  • 時光機 / 时光机 (shíguāngjī)
  • 時光虛擲 / 时光虚掷
  • 時光隧道 / 时光隧道

See also

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