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流逝

liúshì

to pass; to elapse

An hourglass on a windowsill with pages drifting away
Memory picture

Characters in this word

流 liú

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 㐬 pennant
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

逝 shì

Strokes
10
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 折 to break, to snap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 逝

Example phrases

  • 随着岁月流逝,当年激烈的争论逐渐被更冷静的历史评价取代。 Suízhe suìyuè liúshì, dāngnián jīliè de zhēnglùn zhújiàn bèi gèng lěngjìng de lìshǐ píngjià qǔdài. As the years passed, the fierce debates of the time were gradually replaced by calmer historical assessments.
  • 时光流逝,当年的孩子已经长成了大人。 Shíguāng liúshì, dāngnián de háizi yǐjīng zhǎng chéng le dàrén. Time has passed, and the children of those years have grown into adults.
  • 日子一天天流逝,他终于写完了这本书。 Rìzi yītiāntiān liúshì, tā zhōngyú xiě wán le zhè běn shū. Day by day time slipped by, and at last he finished writing this book.

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