时过境迁 (shí guō) — (chengyu) circumstances change with the passage of time; things are different now
Definition
A chengyu meaning circumstances have changed over time, often with a hint of nostalgia or wistfulness. Pairs naturally with 了 to mark the change (时过境迁了).
idiom
(chengyu) circumstances change with the passage of timethings are different now
Examples
- ，时过境迁。Èr shí nián hòu zài jiàn miàn, dà jiā dōu jué de shí guō le.When we met again after twenty years, everyone felt that circumstances had changed.
- 时过境迁。Xiǎo shí hou cháng qù de nà tiáo xiǎo hé xiàn zài yǐ jīng shí guō le.The small river I often went to as a child has now changed with time.
- ，时过境迁，。Huí dào mǔ xiào, wǒ fā xiàn shí guō, xiào yuán lǐ duō le hěn duō xīn jiàn zhù.Returning to my alma mater, I found that circumstances had changed — the campus had many new buildings.
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