过去 meaning and pronunciation

过去
Simplified word
過去
Traditional word

过去 English definition

guò qu

  • (in the) past
  • former
  • previous
  • to go over
  • to pass by

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Characters

  • (guò): to cross; to go over; to pass (time); (experienced action marker); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-;
  • (qù): to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (sb); to remove; to get rid of; (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; to be apart from in space or time; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation); (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed;

Sentences examples with 过去

  • 奶奶经常给我讲过去的事情。
    Nǎinai jīngcháng gěi wǒ jiǎn.Guòqù de shìqíng.
  • 我过去在北京,没去其他地方。
    Wǒ guòqù zài běijīng, méi qù qítā dìfāng.
  • 在今天,过去的东西我们都不太理解了。
    Zài jīntiān, guòqù de dōngxī wǒmen dōu bù tài lǐjiěle.