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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Time (Abstract)

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