光阴 : time available... : guāng yīn | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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光阴 Trad. 光陰

guāng yīn
time available

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光阴似箭 Trad. 光陰似箭

guāng yīn sì jiàn
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
虚度光阴 Trad. 虛度光陰

xū dù guāng yīn
to waste time on worthless activities
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一寸光阴一寸金 Trad. 一寸光陰一寸金

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) fig. free time is to be treasured

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寸金难买寸光阴 Trad. 寸金難買寸光陰

cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. Time is precious.

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一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 Trad. 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money can't buy you time (common saying); Time is precious and must be treasured.