事过境迁 shìguòjìngqiān circumstances change with time Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 事 shì noun matter matter; affair; thing; event过 過 guò verbparticle to cross to cross; to pass; to go through a place or space境 jìng noun circumstances (bound form) condition; situation; circumstances迁 遷 qiān noun to change to change; to undergo a transition or transformation over time