时光
shí guāng
Pinyin

Definition

时光
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shí guāng
  1. time
  2. era
  3. period of time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 CL:道[dào]
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光荣
guāng róng
  1. 1 honor and glory
  2. 2 glorious
光芒
guāng máng
  1. 1 rays of light
  2. 2 brilliant rays
  3. 3 radiance
星光
xīng guāng
  1. 1 starlight
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
曝光
bào guāng
  1. 1 to expose (photography)
  2. 2 (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
  3. 3 (advertising) exposure
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
眼光
yǎn guāng
  1. 1 gaze
  2. 2 insight
  3. 3 foresight
  4. 4 vision
  5. 5 way of looking at things
阳光
yáng guāng
  1. 1 sunshine
  2. 2 CL:線|线[xiàn]
  3. 3 transparent (open to public scrutiny)
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
不光
bù guāng
  1. 1 not the only one
  2. 2 not only
亮光
liàng guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 beam of light
  3. 3 gleam of light
  4. 4 light reflected from an object
光亮
guāng liàng
  1. 1 bright
光伏
guāng fú
  1. 1 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
光光
guāng guāng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shiny
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 naked
  5. 5 bald
  6. 6 penniless
光圈
guāng quān
  1. 1 aperture
  2. 2 diaphragm
  3. 3 halo
  4. 4 aureole
光大
guāng dà
  1. 1 splendid
  2. 2 magnificent
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhōng guó Guāng dà Yín háng], China Everbright Bank
光学
guāng xué
  1. 1 optics
  2. 2 optical (instrument)
光年
guāng nián
  1. 1 light-year
光彩
guāng cǎi
  1. 1 luster
  2. 2 splendor
  3. 3 radiance
  4. 4 brilliance

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
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
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
  1. 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
  2. 2 all smiles
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
  1. 1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
  1. 1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
  2. 2 lustrous
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
  1. 1 scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

Sample Sentences

时光一逝永不回
shíguāng yī shì yǒngbù huí
Once time passes, it never comes back.
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此言差矣，让我回味无穷的，是每一次与免税店亲密接触，疯狂扫购的时光。
cǐ yán chà yǐ ，ràng wǒ huíwèiwúqióng de ，shì měi yī cì yǔ miǎn shuì diàn qīnmì jiēchù ，fēngkuáng sǎo gòu de shíguāng 。
That's not it, what has me pining away is every intimate encounter with the duty-free shop, those crazy shopping sprees.
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光阴似箭、岁月如梭，而欢乐的时光呀，更如那白驹过隙般，一跃而去。
guāngyīnsìjiàn 、suìyuèrúsuō ，ér huānlè de shíguāng ya ，gèng rú nà báijūguòxì bān ，yī yuè ér qù 。
Time flies, and good times are really fleeting, over in the blink of an eye.
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此话怎讲？自从你乘时光机去了二〇一六年的中国旅行以后，又好多词汇我听不懂了，你得给我细细解释。
cǐ huà zěn jiǎng ？zìcóng nǐ chéng shíguāngjī qù le èrlíngyīliù de Zhōngguó lǚxíng yǐhòu ，yòu hǎo duō cíhuì wǒ tīng bùdǒng le ，nǐ děi gěi wǒ xìxì jiěshì 。
What do you mean? Ever since you traveled in a time machine to China in 2016, there are lots of phrases you use that I don't understand. Can you explain it to me please?
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我好像就是后者，很享受一个人的时光，但一进入人群就不知所措。
wǒ hǎoxiàng jiùshì hǒuzhě ，hěn xiǎngshòu yī ge rén de shíguāng ，dàn yī jìnrù rénqún jiù bùzhīsuǒcuò 。
I'm seemingly the latter. I really like my own time, but as soon as I get into a crowd I don't know what to do.
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社交的目的是为了让双方都拥有愉快的交流时光，其实，如果你可以放轻松，自在地和陌生人真诚地沟通，一定会有不一样的体验。
shèjiāo de mùdì shì wèile ràng shuāngfāng dōu yōngyǒu yúkuài de jiāoliú shíguāng ，qíshí ，rúguǒ nǐ kěyǐ fàng qīngsōng ，zìzài de hé mòshēngrén zhēnchéng de gōutōng ，yīdìng huì yǒu bù yīyàng de tǐyàn 。
The purpose of socializing is for both sides to have an enjoyable time, actually, if you can relax and communicate earnestly with strangers with ease, you're certain to have a different experience.
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现在科比的比赛是看一场少一场，虽然他的竞技状态不太好，但我们还是要好好珍惜他在篮球场上的时光，因为很有可能在明年四月以后，我们就只能在娱乐板块上看到他了。
xiànzài Kēbǐ de bǐsài shì kàn yī chǎng shǎo yī chǎng ，suīrán tā de jìngjì zhuàngtài bùtài hǎo ，dàn wǒmen háishì yào hǎohāo zhēnxī tā zài lánqiú chǎng shàng de shíguāng ，yīnwèi hěn yǒu kěnéng zài míngnián sìyuè yǐhòu ，wǒmen jiù zhǐnéng zài yúlè bǎnkuài shàng kàndào tā le 。
Now every match of Kobe's you watch is one less until he's gone, although he isn't in great condition skill-wise, we still need to cherish the time he has left on the court, because it's quite likely that after April of next year, we'll only see him treading boards in the entertainment industry.
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谢谢！来你这儿就是有茶香、书香，像是进入时光隧道，回到了古代。
xièxie ！lái nǐ zhèr jiùshì yǒu chá xiāng 、shū xiāng ，xiàng shì jìnrù shíguāng suìdào ，huí dào le gǔdài 。
Thanks! There's always the scent of tea and books when I come here, like going back in time to the ancient world.
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其实我已经没有那么想你了，只是偶尔，很偶尔的，会在夜深人静时想起你，想我们在一起的时光。
qíshí wǒ yǐjīng méiyǒu nàme xiǎng nǐ le ，zhǐshì ǒuěr ，hěn ǒuěr de ，huì zài yèshēnrénjìng shí xiǎng qǐ nǐ ，xiǎng wǒmen zàiyìqǐ de shíguāng 。
Actually I don't miss you so much anymore, only once in a while, quite rarely. Sometimes in the quiet of the early hours I'll think of you and think back on the time we spent together.
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让我往后的时光
ràng wǒ wǎnghòu de shíguāng
Ever since that night
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