时光 (shí guāng) — (literary) time, the passage of time; a period of time (often beautiful or memorable)
Definition
时光 is a literary, slightly nostalgic word for 'time' or 'a period of time,' often evoking memories — warmer and more emotional than the neutral 时间. Similar to 岁月 but used more broadly for any stretch of time, not just years.
noun
(literary) timethe passage of timea period of time (often beautiful or memorable)
Examples
- 时光，。shí guāng Fēi shì, zhuǎn yǎn yǐ jīng shí nián le.Time flies, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
- 时光。Wǒ men yào zhēn xī měi yí duàn měi hǎo de shí guāng.We should cherish every beautiful period of time.
- 时光。Nà duàn kuài lè de tóng nián shí guāng zhì jīn réng ràng wǒ huái niàn.That happy childhood time still makes me nostalgic to this day.
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