过往 (guò wǎng) — (verb) to come and go; to have dealings with; (noun) the past; bygone times
Definition
过往 is a more formal, written-style word for 'the past' and for people/traffic that come and go. Compared with the everyday 过去, it sounds literary; versus 来往/往来, it foregrounds past events rather than ongoing contact.
verb
to come and goto have dealings with
noun
the pastbygone times
Examples
- 过往。Jiē shàng xíng rén guò wǎng bú duàn.Pedestrians come and go constantly on the street.
- 过往。guò wǎng De shì jiù ràng tā guò qù ba.Let the past be past.
- 过往。Tā hé wǒ fù qīn yǒu guò guò wǎng.He has had dealings with my father.
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