想当年 (xiǎng dāng) — to recall those days; to reminisce about the past (often with a tone of nostalgia)
Definition
A set phrase that opens a nostalgic look back at how things used to be, almost always followed by a contrast with the present. Used like 'back in those days' or 'thinking about it now'.
verb
to recall those daysto reminisce about the past (often with a tone of nostalgia)
Examples
- 想当年，！xiǎng dāng, Wǒ men yì qǐ shàng xué de shí hou duō kāi xīn a!Thinking back to those days, how happy we were when we went to school together!
- 想当年，，。xiǎng dāng, Tā hái shì gè máo tóu xiǎo huǒ zi, xiàn zài yǐ jīng dāng yé ye le.Back then, he was just a green young man, and now he's already a grandfather.
- 想当年，，。xiǎng dāng, Zhè lǐ hái shì yí piàn huāng dì, rú jīn biàn chéng le yí zuò fán huá de chéng shì.Thinking back, this place was just wasteland, and now it has become a bustling city.
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