in English

shì
(of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away / to die

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 他昨天逝世了。

    He died yesterday.

  • 但与此同时,它却在消逝:时间无可挽回地流逝, 而我们却四处游荡,成为我们对细节的热爱的囚徒。

    But meanwhile it flees: time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail.

  • 光阴飞逝如箭; 果蝇喜欢香蕉。

    Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

  • 只要把時鐘丟出窗外,你就可以知道甚麼叫做「時光飛逝」了。

    Defenestrate your clock to see how time flies.

  • 她的美貌会随着时间而流逝。

    Her beauty will fade in time.

  • 时间飞逝。

    Time flies.

  • 汤姆逝世于2013年10月20日。

    Tom passed away October 20, 2013.

  • 英年早逝。

    Whom the gods love die young.

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