(guò qù) - past, the past; to pass by in Mandarin
guòqùTraditional: 過去
Translation
past, the past; to pass by
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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
过
去
Examples
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Let bygones be bygones.
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He walked past.
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I miss the past.
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Stop thinking about things in the past.
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He used to be a teacher in the past.
过去 (guò qù) - past, the past; to pass by.
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