度日如年

度日如年 nián ㄉㄨˋ ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4

  • a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
  • time crawls when one is wretched

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Practice writing

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Example sentences

  • 对计算机人员来说,断网的时候度日如年。 For computer people, days are like years without the internet.

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