度日如年 dù rì rú nián

DEFINITIONS

  1. a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
  2. time crawls when one is wretched

CHARACTERS

度 dù
HSK 4
degree, system; manner; to consider
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age