寸阴若岁 cùnyīnruòsuì a moment feels like a year Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 寸阴 寸陰 cùnyīn brief moment a very short period of time; literally the time it takes for a shadow to move one inch若 ruò adjectiveadverb to seem to seem; to appear to; to be like; to look as if岁 歲 suì nounverb year (bound form) A year; time; season