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推移

tuīyí

to shift; to pass; to evolve with time

An hourglass with falling sand beside a growing young tree
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Characters in this word

推 tuī

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 隹 short-tailed bird
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

移 yí

Strokes
11
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 多 much, many, multi-

Example phrases

  • 随着时间推移,公众对这项改革的态度逐渐趋于理性。 Suízhe shíjiān tuīyí, gōngzhòng duì zhè xiàng gǎigé de tàidu zhújiàn qūyú lǐxìng. As time passed, the public's attitude towards this reform gradually became more rational.
  • 随着季节的推移,山里的景色变得越来越美。 Suízhe jìjié de tuīyí, shānlǐ de jǐngsè biàn de yuèláiyuè měi. As the seasons passed, the mountain scenery became more and more beautiful.
  • 岁月的推移让他从少年变成了老人。 Suìyuè de tuīyí ràng tā cóng shàonián biànchéng le lǎorén. The passage of the years turned him from a youth into an old man.

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