| 动 die (or fade) away; vanish; elapse: |
| | 随着时间的消逝 with the lapse of time; with the passage of time |
| | 火车的隆隆声慢慢消逝了。 The rumbling of the train slowly died away. |
| | 一抹残霞渐渐在天边消逝。 A few stray rosy clouds faded from the horizon. |
| | 岁月消逝,人生易老。 Time slips by, and a man ages all too soon. |