shāo zòng jí shì

Traditional: 稍縱即逝

稍纵即逝 (shāo zòng jí shì) is a Chinese word meaning “transient; fleeting”.

Meanings

  1. 1transient
  2. 2fleeting

Characters in 稍纵即逝

稍shāo · somewhat纵zòng · vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])即jí · namely逝shì · (of flowing water or time) to pass by

Related words

即使even if; even though稍somewhat稍used in 稍息[shao4 xi1]即将about to; on the point of; soon稍微a little bit即namely立即immediately即便even if稍后in a little while; shortly after操纵to operate纵火to set on fire流逝(of time) to pass

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