时过境迁

時過境遷

shíguò-jìngqiān

idiom #25,670

Meanings

HSK 2

时过境迁，很多事情已经不一样了。

Shíguò-jìngqiān, hěnduō shìqing yǐjīng bùyīyàng le.

With time passing and circumstances shifting, many things are no longer the same.

HSK 7-9

时过境迁，当年的朋友都各奔东西了。

Shíguò-jìngqiān, dāngnián de péngyou dōu gèbēn-dōngxī le.

Times have changed - old friends have gone their separate ways.

usage

Used to explain why something that was true in the past no longer applies. Often used to soften a change of plans or to express nostalgia.

时 shí

过 guò

境 jìng

迁 qiān