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suì 岁 yuè 月 rú 如 suō 梭

岁月如梭 suì yuè rú suō

time flies like a weaver's shuttle; how quickly the years pass

Literally: years months like shuttle

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Origin

Descriptive; paired with 光阴似箭 in Song and Ming vernacular texts.

How to use it

Standalone or predicate; neutral, wistful. 光阴似箭,岁月如梭.

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  1. 岁月如梭，孩子们一转眼都长大了。
    Suì yuè rú suō, háizimen yī zhuǎnyǎn dōu zhǎng dà le.
    Time flies; in the blink of an eye the children have all grown up.
    years months like shuttle, children one blink all grow big (particle)
  2. 真是岁月如梭，我们毕业已经十年了。
    Zhēn shì suì yuè rú suō, wǒmen bìyè yǐjīng shí nián le.
    How time flies; it has already been ten years since we graduated.
    really is years months like shuttle, we graduate already ten year (particle)

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