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Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「視日如年」, as shown below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「視日如年」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

It means that although the time is short, it feels very long.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shì rì rú nián

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si6 yat6 yu4 nin4

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.