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岁月

suì yuè · sui yue

Traditional 歲月

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. years
  2. time
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Grandpa's old hat

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这是(zhèshì)爷爷(yéye)年轻(niánqīng)时(shí)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    Look, this is a photo of Grandpa when he was young.

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，他(tā)好(hǎo)精神(jīngshén)！岁月(suìyuè)过(guò)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)。

    Wow, he looks so lively! Time passes so fast.

  3. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)。这张(zhèzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)是(shì)五十年前(wǔshíniánqián)拍(pāi)的(de)。

    Yes. This photo was taken fifty years ago.

  4. Liangliang

    五十年(wǔshínián)的(de)岁月(suìyuè)，照片(zhàopiàn)都(dōu)变黄(biànhuáng)了(le)。

    After fifty years, the photo has turned yellow.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，他(tā)戴(dài)的(de)帽子(màozi)，现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)还(hái)戴(dài)着(zhe)呢(ne)！

    Look at the hat he is wearing. I still wear it now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)是(shì)一(yí)段(duàn)漫(màn)长(cháng)的(de)岁(suì)月(yuè)。

Twenty years is a long time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

十(shí)年(nián)是(shì)一(yí)段(duàn)漫(màn)长(cháng)的(de)岁(suì)月(yuè)。

Ten years is a really long period of time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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