时过境迁 shíguòjìngqiān circumstances change with time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 时 時 shí noun time time; a period of time; an era or age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