一日不见，如隔三秋
yī​rì​bù​jiàn​rú​gé​sān​qiū

one day apart seems like three years

yī​rì​bù​jiàn​rú​gé​sān​qiū one day apart seems like three years
  1. 一 yī numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  2. 日 rì nounadverb
    day
    a 24-hour period; the time it takes for the earth to rotate once on its axis
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 见 見 jiàn verb
    to see
    to see; to catch sight of; to perceive visually
  5. ， rú
    non-Chinese
  6. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  7. 隔 gé preposition
    at an interval of
    to be separated by a certain amount of distance or time; after a period of time; at a distance of
  8. 三 sān numeral
    three
    the number three; 3
  9. 秋 qiū
    year
    (bound form) year; used to refer to time or a person's age

yī​rì​bù​jiàn​rú​gé​sān​qiū one day feels like three years
  1. 一日 yī​rì noun
    one day (duration)
    a full day and night; twenty-four hours
  2. 不见 不見 bù​jiàn verb
    not to see
    not to see; not to meet; to not see each other
  3. ， rú
    non-Chinese
  4. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  5. 隔 gé preposition
    at an interval of
    to be separated by a certain amount of distance or time; after a period of time; at a distance of
  6. 三秋 sān​qiū
    three years
    Three years; often used to describe a long period of time spent apart from someone