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时光

shí guāng · shi guang

Traditional 時光

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. time
  2. era
  3. period of time
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Old photo, old days

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)这(zhè)张(zhāng)老(lǎo)照片(zhàopiàn)，是(shì)二十(èrshí)年(nián)前(qián)的(de)。

    Look at this old photo, from twenty years ago.

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，那(nà)时候(shíhou)的(de)时光(shíguāng)真(zhēn)美好(měihǎo)。

    Wow, the days back then were really nice.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)这(zhè)家(jiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)度过(dùguò)了(le)很多(hěnduō)时光(shíguāng)。

    Yes, we spent a lot of time in this teahouse.

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)我们(wǒmen)还(hái)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)。

    We are still here now.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)啊(a)，时光(shíguāng)没(méi)变(biàn)，变(biàn)的(de)是(shì)茶(chá)的(de)价格(jiàgé)。

    Yes, time hasn't changed. The tea price has.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)带(dài)我(wǒ)回(huí)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)童(tóng)年(nián)时(shí)光(guāng)。

This photo takes me back to my childhood.

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

02

大(dà)学(xué)时(shí)光(guāng)过(guò)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)，转(zhuǎn)眼(yǎn)就(jiù)要(yào)毕(bì)业(yè)了(le)。

University time passes quickly; before we know it, graduation is near.

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