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- 一晃
一晃
yī huǎng
Meaning
- (of passing time) in an instant
- (of a sight) in a flash
Definition
形容时间过得很快，不知不觉就过去了。
Describes time passing quickly, unconsciously.
Usage
常用于表达对时间流逝的感慨，常与“就”、“已经”等词连用。
Often used to express emotion about the passage of time, often with words like '就' or '已经'.
Examples
- 1 一晃就十年过去了，孩子们都长大了。(In a blink, ten years have passed, and the children have grown up.)
- 2 时间过得真快，一晃我们都毕业了。(Time flies, in a blink we have graduated.)
- 3 一晃眼，他已经变成了一个成熟的男人。(In the blink of an eye, he has become a mature man.)
- 4 从认识到现在一晃已经五年了。(It's been five years in a blink since we met.)
- 5 一晃又是春节，该准备年货了。(In a blink, it's Spring Festival again, time to prepare New Year goods.)
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