稍縱即逝 shāo zòng jí shì

fleeting; transient

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fleeting
  2. 2. transient

Characters

Character Meaning
稍 shāo HSK 4
a little; somewhat; see 稍息shào xī
縱 zòng
vertical; lengthwise; longitudinal
即 jí HSK 4
that is; namely; i.e.
逝 shì HSK 6
to die; (of time) to pass