度日如年 (dù rì rú nián) — (idiom) days feel like years; to be in a situation where time drags unbearably
Definition
An idiom meaning every day drags on like a year — used for waiting anxiously, suffering illness, or feeling lonely. Same idea as the simpler phrase 煎熬 (HSK 6) but more literary.
idiom
days feel like yearsto be in a situation where time drags unbearably
Examples
- ，度日如年。Zhù yuàn de nà duàn rì zi, zhēn shì dù rì rú nián.Those days in the hospital truly felt like years.
- ，度日如年。Děng dài kǎo shì chéng jì de shí hou, tā jué de dù rì rú nián.While waiting for the exam results, he felt like each day was a year.
- ，度日如年。Zài yì guó tā xiāng gū dú dù rì, tā shēn gǎn dù rì rú nián.Living alone in a foreign country, he deeply felt that days were like years.
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