光阴 meaning in English
time available
Traditional 光陰12 strokes
Meaning of 光阴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
guāngyīn
- time available
光阴 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
光阴飞似箭，水果飞似蕉。
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
俗话说：一寸光阴一寸金；可俗话又说：寸金难买寸光阴！
There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
光 guāng · light · 6 strokes
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阴 yīn · overcast · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 光阴.
| 阴天 | yīntiān | cloudy day; overcast sky |
| 阳光 | yángguāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 光明 | guāngmíng | light; radiance |
| 不光 | bùguāng | not the only one; not only |
| 灯光 | dēngguāng | (stage) lighting; light |
| 光临 | guānglín | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend |
| 光盘 | guāngpán | compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM |
| 时光 | shíguāng | time (esp. as sth that passes) |
| 眼光 | yǎnguāng | gaze; insight |
| 光荣 | guāngróng | honor and glory; glorious |
| 光线 | guāngxiàn | light ray; light |
| 目光 | mùguāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look |
Questions about 光阴
What does 光阴 mean?
光阴 (guāngyīn) means "time available".
How do you write 光阴?
光阴 is made of 2 characters: 光 (6 strokes), 阴 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
How is 光阴 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 光阴 is written 光陰.