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(in the) past in Chinese: 过去 (guò qù)

guò qù

(in the) past

HSK 3Traditional: 過去2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(in the) past
  2. 2former
  3. 3previous
  4. 4to go over
  5. 5to pass by

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄩˋ

qù

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

过去

Simplified

過去

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 走过去一点！

    zǒu guò qù yì diǎn！

    Walk over a little!

  • 夏天过去了。

    xià tiān guò qù le。

    Summer is over.

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Related words

去

qù

to go

过

guò

to cross

去年

qù nián

last year

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

度过

dù guò

to pass

过分

guò fèn

excessive

过敏

guò mǐn

oversensitive

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