时过境迁

Traditional: 時過境遷

shí guò jìng qiān

Dictionary entry

things change with the passage of time (idiom)

What does 时过境迁 mean?

时过境迁 (shí guò jìng qiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1things change with the passage of time (idiom)

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时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]过Guōsurname Guo 境jìngborder · place 迁qiānto move · to shift

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How to pronounce 时过境迁

时过境迁

shí guò jìng qiān

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