Correct 光阴 / guāngyīn / Strokes Definition time available Example As a Noun time 1 Yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn 一寸光阴一寸金 。 Copy Pinyin Sentence Time is money. 2 Xū dù 虚度 guāng yīn 光阴 Copy Pinyin Sentence loiter/loaf away the hours; loiter/loaf one's time away; pass one's time in idleness