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时光

时光 shíguāng

时光 shíguāng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 时光 shíguāng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shíguāng | shi2 guang1
English translation
time
era
period of time

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About 时光 shíguāng

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Traditional form

時光

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 时光 shíguāng

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shí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of shí .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日寸

Number of Strokes

7
guāng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of fire on top of a person.

Positional decomposition

⺌兀

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 时光 shíguāng

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chūn huí 大地 dà dì , 万物 wàn wù 复苏 fù sū shì 令人 lìng rén 异常 yìcháng 喜悦 xǐyuè de Duàn 时光 shíguāng .

The return of spring, and the revivification of nature, is a period hailed with uncommon delight.

春夏 de 时光 shíguāng 就是 jiù shì 这样 zhè yàng 度过 dùguò de .

So the days passed in spring and summer.

lǎn 小子 xiǎo zǐ , zhǐ 知道 zhīdào 如何 rúhé 消磨 xiāo mó 时光 shíguāng .

You only know how to kill time, lazy boy.

时光 shíguāng 一分一分 de āi 过去 guòqu , yòu 越来越 yuè lái yuè 担心 dānxīn 自己 zìjǐ huì xǐng tài zǎo .

As minutes dragged on, more and more he worried about waking early.

孩子 háizi men zài de 时候 shíhou 萨拉度过 dùguò le 一段美好时光

Sarah and I had a great time while the kids were away.

时光 shíguāng Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 时光 shíguāng and their own compounds.

时光 shíguāng Compounds

See all 38 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 时光 shíguāng in their composition.

  • shí
  • guāng
    • huǎng
      • huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , , ,
    • 耀 yào , huī , huǎng , guāng , guāng , , gōng , huǎng , guāng , guāng , guāng , huǎng , kuàng , guāng , , , , , , , , , huī , , , ,
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