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光阴

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guāng yīn

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Words Containing 光阴

一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

fig. free time is to be treasured

光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

光阴荏苒
guāng yīn rěn rǎn

How time flies! (idiom)

寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Time is precious.

虚度光阴
xū dù guāng yīn

to waste time on worthless activities

Child Words of 光阴

光
guāng

light

阴
yīn

overcast (weather)

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