时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 限时 限時 xiàn shí to set a time limit / for a limited time / time-limited / limited period of time 一晃 yī huǎng (of passing time) in an instant / (of a sight) in a flash syn 忽忽悠悠 hū hū yōu yōu indifferent to the passing of time / careless 历久弥坚 歷久彌堅 lì jiǔ mí jiān to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom) 时间 時間 shí jiān (concept of) time / (duration of) time / (point in) time syn 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn 一度 yī dù for a time / at one time / one time / once syn 计时 計時 jì shí to measure time / to time / to reckon by time 久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time syn 天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn 走时 走時 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave) 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 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 lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious 寸金难买寸光阴 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. 抓功夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫) 抓工夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫) 格林尼治平时 格林尼治平時 gé lín ní zhì píng shí Universal Coordinated Time / Greenwich Mean Time / Coordinated Universal Time 致死时间 致死時間 lethal time / survival time / time-to-death 日益 rì yì day by day / more and more / increasingly / more and more with each passing day syn 顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort syn 过客 過客 guò kè passing traveler / transient guest / sojourner syn 随手 隨手 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing syn 顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy syn 附带 附帶 fù dài supplementary / incidentally / in parentheses / by chance / in passing / additionally / secondary / subsidiary / to attach syn 日趋 日趨 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually syn 日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day syn 分数线 分數線 fēn shù xiàn horizontal line (in a fraction) / minimum passing score 逐年 zhú nián year after year / with each passing year / over the years syn 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 沉沦 沉淪 chén lún to sink into (vice, depravity etc) / to pass into oblivion / downfall / passing syn 与日俱增 與日俱增 yǔ rì jù zēng to increase steadily / to grow with each passing day syn 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day syn 顺带 順帶 shùn dài (do sth) in passing / incidentally (while doing sth else) syn 走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information 辽河 遼河 liáo hé Liao River of northeast China, passing through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning 嫡系 dí xì direct line of descent / under one's personal command / school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine syn 录取线 錄取線 lù qǔ xiàn minimum passing score for admission 顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off syn 招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority syn 浮想 fú xiǎng passing thought / an idea that comes into one's head / recollection 及格线 及格線 jí gé xiàn passing line or score (in an examination) 互相推诿 互相推諉 hù xiāng tuī wěi mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom) / each blaming the other / passing the buck to and fro / each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other 世风日下 世風日下 shì fēng rì xià public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom) syn 不经一番风霜苦，难得腊梅吐清香 不經一番風霜苦，難得臘梅吐清香 bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ , nán dé là méi tǔ qīng xiāng Without once passing through the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from? 信手 xìn shǒu casually / in passing syn 倾盖 傾蓋 qīng gài to meet in passing / to get on well at first meeting 哀江南赋 哀江南賦 āi jiāng nán fù Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 捐班 juān bān (old) to obtain an official position through financial contributions (instead of passing the imperial examination) / a person who has done so 搭便 dā biàn at one's convenience / in passing 日趋严重 日趨嚴重 rì qū yán zhòng more critical with every passing day 瓜达拉马 瓜達拉馬 guā dá lā mǎ Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid) 瓜达拉马山 瓜達拉馬山 guā dá lā mǎ shān Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid) 砧骨 zhēn gǔ incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone 膀胱气化 膀胱氣化 páng guāng qì huà (TCM) the extraction of impure fluid by the kidneys and the passing of it from the body by the bladder as urine 与日同辉 與日同輝 yǔ rì tóng huī to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom) 志哀 誌哀 zhì āi to pay respects to the dead / to mark sb's passing syn 躲让 躲讓 duǒ ràng to step aside (for a passing vehicle) / to get out of the way / to make way for 过庭录 過庭錄 guò tíng lù lit. Notes on Passing the Hall, historical jottings by 12th century Southern Song poet Fan Gongcheng 范公偁[Fan4 Gong1 cheng1], containing moral instructions derived from great men of Song dynasty 镫骨 鐙骨 dèng gǔ stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear 顺访 順訪 shùn fǎng to visit in passing 升级率 升級率 pass rate / passing rate 易逝 yì shì passing / transient / fugitive 考进 考進 kǎo jìn to gain entry by passing an exam / to be admitted to (a college etc) 美丽岛 美麗島 měi lì dǎo Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle", the name given to Taiwan Island by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544) 趁便 chèn biàn to take the opportunity / in passing syn 浮光掠影 fú guāng lüè yǐng flickering light and passing shadows (idiom) / blurred scenery / cursory / superficial syn 击鼓传花 擊鼓傳花 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) 时候 時候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period syn 随时 隨時 suí shí at any time / at all times / at the right time / whenever necessary syn 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 期限 qī xiàn time limit / deadline / allotted time syn 时光 時光 shí guāng time / era / period of time syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 时空 時空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time syn 不时 不時 bù shí from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 截至 jié zhì up to (a time) / by (a time) syn 北京时间 北京時間 běi jīng shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) 定时 定時 dìng shí to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc) 届时 屆時 jiè shí when the time comes / at the scheduled time syn 来得及 來得及 lái de jí to have enough time / can do it in time / can still make it syn 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 时而 時而 shí ér occasionally / from time to time syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 限期 xiàn qī to set a time limit / time limit / deadline syn 时不时 時不時 shí bù shí from time to time syn 历来 歷來 lì lái always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 车程 車程 chē chéng travel time / expected time for a car journey 耗时 耗時 hào shí time-consuming / to take a period of (x amount of time) 回回 huí huí time and again / every time 时隔 時隔 shí gé separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) 空档 空檔 kòng dàng gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 反反复复 反反復復 fǎn fǎn fù fù repeatedly / time and time again syn 