星移斗转 xīng yí dǒu zhuǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved
  2. time flies
  3. also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2]

CHARACTERS

星 xīng
HSK 1
a star, planet; any point of light
移 yí
HSK 5
change place, shift; move about
斗 dǒu
HSK 5
Chinese peck; liquid measure
转 zhuǎn
HSK 4
shift, move, turn