No. 4,489 in Chinese
时空
"Time and space."
In a sentence
时空如流水一般，悄然无声地流逝。
Space-time flows like water, silently slipping away.
In this sentence, '时空' ('space-time') refers to the abstract concept of time and space as a continuous entity.
电影中的故事跨越了不同的时空，将过去与未来相连接。
The story in the movie spans different dimensions of space-time, connecting the past and the future.
Here, '时空' is used to describe settings or dimensions of time and space within the narrative context.
科学家们研究时空的性质以探索宇宙的奥秘。
Scientists study the properties of space-time to uncover the mysteries of the universe.
In this usage, '时空' pertains to the scientific concept of space-time as studied in physics.
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