"Fleeting" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 短促 | duǎn cù | short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) |   |
| 浮云 | fú yún | floating clouds / fleeting / transient | |
| 忽忽 | hū hū | fleeting (of quick passage time) / in a flash / distracted manner / vacantly / frustratedly | |
| 稍纵即逝 | shāo zòng jí shì | transient / fleeting | |
| 转瞬即逝 | zhuǎn shùn jí shì | (idiom) fleeting / transitory | |
| 流年 | liú nián | fleeting time / horoscope for the year | |
| 飞逝 | fēi shì | (of time) to pass quickly / to be fleeting | |
| 走马观花 | zǒu mǎ guān huā | lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information | |
| 蹔 |  zhàn | temporary / fleeting / ephemeral | |
| 雪泥鸿爪 | xuě ní hóng zhǎo | a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) | |
| 似水年华 | sì shuǐ nián huá | fleeting years (idiom) | |
