过去 (guò qù) — the past; former times
Definition
As a noun, 过去 means 'the past / former times.' 比 the more literary 以往 it is everyday and neutral; the homograph 过去 (verb, 'to go over') uses the same pinyin with different grammar.
noun
the pastformer times
Examples
- 过去。guò qù De shì qing bié zài xiǎng le.Don't think about past things anymore.
- 过去。Xiàn zài bǐ guò qù hǎo duō le.Now is much better than the past.
- 过去。Tā guò qù shì wǒ de tóng xué.He was my classmate in the past.
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