荏苒 rěn rǎn

(literary) (of time) to slip away

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) (of time) to slip away

Characters

Character Meaning
荏 rěn
weak; soft; beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)
苒 rǎn
passing (of time); luxuriant growth