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岁月如梭

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4-character word Traditional 歲月如梭

What 岁月如梭 means

1. time flies (idiom)

The characters in 岁月如梭

• 岁suìclassifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
• 月yuèmoon; month; monthly
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 梭suō(textiles) shuttle

Example sentences

• 人生苦短，岁月如梭。
  Life is short and time is swift.