长绳系日 chángshéngjìrì to try to stop the passage of time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 长 長 cháng adjective long long in space or time; lasting绳 繩 shéng noun rope rope; string; cord系 xì verb to tie (literary) to bind; to fasten; to hitch; to tie; to button up; to do up a knot or lace日 rì noun sun (bound form) the sun; sunlight