好景不长 (hǎo jǐng bù cháng) — good times don't last long; all good things must come to an end

Definition

Examples

• 这家公司一开始很赚钱，但好景不长，很快就倒闭了。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī yì kāi shǐ hěn zhuàn qián, dàn hǎo jǐng bù cháng, hěn kuài jiù dǎo bì le.
  This company made a lot of money at first, but good times didn't last long; it soon went bankrupt.
• 我们旅游的那几天天气很好，但好景不长，第三天就开始下雨了。
  Wǒ men lǚ yóu de nà jǐ tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo, dàn hǎo jǐng bù cháng, dì sān tiān jiù kāi shǐ xià yǔ le.
  The weather was great during our trip, but it didn't last; it started raining on the third day.
• 他们结婚后很幸福，但好景不长，一年后就离婚了。
  Tā men jié hūn hòu hěn xìng fú, dàn hǎo jǐng bù cháng, yì nián hòu jiù lí hūn le.
  They were very happy after getting married, but it didn't last; they divorced a year later.