度日如年

度日如年
nián

a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy

    • He felt that time crawled by, and he missed home terribly.

  2. adjective

    time crawls when one is wretched

    • He lived each day as if it were a year, suffering greatly.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Under a roof, use your hand to measure back and forth many times to get accuracy.

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