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                梦回今朝
                [mèng huí jīn cháo]
                
                                        Translating to Dreaming Back to Today it implies reminiscing the past as if it were happening in the ...
                
             
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                换作以前
                [huàn zuò yĭ qián]
                
                                        Back then refers to comparing the current state of affairs or personal condition with the past The ...
                
             
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                曾经后来
                [céng jīng hòu lái]
                
                                        Translated as once upon a time then later this implies looking back at the past versus what comes afterward ...
                
             
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                话说当年
                [huà shuō dāng nián]
                
                                        The term Back Then sets a nostalgic tone Refers back to recalling old memories of the past likely with ...
                
             
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                当初后来
                [dāng chū hòu lái]
                
                                        The phrase then and now indicates reflection on situations or feelings from the past and how they ...
                
             
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                回去昨天
                [huí qù zuó tiān]
                
                                        Back to yesterday This represents looking back on old times reminiscing or wishing to return This ...
                
             
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                彼时尚若此
                [bĭ shí shàng ruò cĭ]
                
                                        If That Time Back Then Is Like This Now It reflects reminiscence or contemplation on how situations ...
                
             
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                昔时昔日今朝今时
                [xī shí xī rì jīn cháo jīn shí]
                
                                        This can be interpreted as contrasting or comparing the past ‘ then ’ and present now The person ...
                
             
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                回首当年
                [huí shŏu dāng nián]
                
                                        Looking Back Then implies reminiscing about past days This could express nostalgia for good old ...