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(guò qù) - past, the past; to pass by in Mandarin

guò

Traditional: 過去

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HSK 3
#306 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

past, the past; to pass by

Word origin

A compound of 过 (guo) 'to pass', with the 辶 'movement' radical, and the directional 去 (qu) 'to go'. Together: 'to pass by', and as a noun 'the past'.

Origin
compound
Root
过 (guo, 'to pass', 辶 movement radical) + 去 (qu, 'to go')

Stroke order

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Examples

Let bygones be bygones.

He walked past.

I miss the past.

Stop thinking about things in the past.

He used to be a teacher in the past.

过去 (guò qù) - past, the past; to pass by.

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This word is part of lesson 7.