時過境遷 shí guò jìng qiān

things change with the passage of time (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. things change with the passage of time (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
時 shí
time; when; o'clock
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
境 jìng HSK 3
condition; circumstances; place
遷 qiān
to move; to change (a position or location etc); to shift