日月如梭
rì yuè rú suō
time flies (like a weaver’s shuttle)
Character by character
日rì
sun
sun
月yuè
moon
moon
如rú
like
like
梭suō
shuttle
shuttle
Example
日月如梭，转眼我们大学毕业已经十年了。
Time flies: in the blink of an eye it is ten years since we left university.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Often paired: 光阴似箭，日月如梭. A stock opening for letters, speeches and school essays, so good writers use it sparingly.
Learn this in Lesson 222 · HSK 9+: 朱自清的散文 (Zhu Ziqing and the modern essay)
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