liú shì
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  • v.(of time) pass quickly and never return; efflux; elapse (as rapidly as running water)

    • suí zhe shí jiān de liú shì rén men jiù huì bǎ zhè jiàn shì quán wàng le

      随着时间流逝人们

      With the passage of time, the whole thing will be forgotten.

    • shí jiān bù duàn liú shì

      时间不断流逝

      Time never stops flying.

    • suí zhe suì yuè de liú shì wǒ méi nà me xiǎng tā le

      随着岁月流逝那么

      As the years slipped by, I thought less about her.

    • shí guāng liú shì

      时光流逝

      the passage of time

    • guāng yīn liú shì

      光阴流逝

      Time flows away.

    • wǒ men hěn nán chá jué shí jiān liú shì le duō shao

      我们察觉时间流逝多少

      We hardly notice how much time passes.

Word usage

  • Note
    "流逝" is different from "流失". "流失" mostly refer to concrete things; the objects of "流逝" generally refer to time and some abstract things.