岁月

歲月

suìyuè

noun HSK 5 #7,843

Meanings

1 years; time (passage of)
2 the years gone by

Characters

Years and months — the passage of time.

Examples

岁月不等人。

Suìyuè bù děng rén.

Time waits for no one.

他在那里度过了美好的岁月。

Tā zài nàlǐ dùguò le měihǎo de suìyuè.

He spent wonderful years there.

岁月在她脸上留下了痕迹。

Suìyuè zài tā liǎn shàng liúxià le hénjì.

The years have left their mark on her face.

Tips

usage

岁月 is poetic and literary. It's used to talk about time in a nostalgic or reflective way, not for specific durations.

Stroke Order

岁 suì

月 yuè