往事 (wǎng shì) — past events; former happenings

Definition

Examples

• 每次想起那些往事，我都会有点难过。
  Měi cì xiǎng qǐ nà xiē wǎng shì, wǒ dōu huì yǒu diǎn nán guò.
  Every time I think about those past events, I feel a bit sad.
• 那些往事已经过去了，你不用再担心了。
  Nà xiē wǎng shì yǐ jīng guò qù le, nǐ bú yòng zài dān xīn le.
  Those past events are already over, so you don't need to worry anymore.
• 他经常跟我讲他年轻时的往事。
  Tā jīng cháng gēn wǒ jiǎng tā nián qīng shí de wǎng shì.
  He often tells me about his past events from when he was young.

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