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往事 (wǎng shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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往事 consists of 2 characters.

matter, affair, thing

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 往事 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith段

yī一

duàn段

wǎng往

shì事

neutral

a piece of the past

Adjective + Nounwith难忘

nán难

wàng忘

de的

wǎng往

shì事

Verb + Objectwith回忆

huí回

yì忆

wǎng往

shì事

Idiomwith如烟

wǎng往

shì事

rú如

yān烟

Example Sentences with 往事

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

huí回

yì忆

wǎng往

shì事

neutral

unforgettable past

neutral

recall the past

formal

Written

the past is like smoke

。

He likes to recall the past.

nà那

xiē些

chén尘

fēng封

de的

wǎng往

shì事

，

ǒu偶

ěr尔

huì会

zài在

shēn深

yè夜

qiǎo悄

rán然

fú浮

xiàn现

。

Those dusty memories of the past occasionally surface quietly in the dead of night.

zài在

zhuī追

dào悼

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

shēn深

qíng情

dì地

zhuī追

yì忆

le了

fù父

qīn亲

de的

wǎng往

shì事

。

At the memorial service, he fondly recalled his father's past.

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zhè这

xiē些

wǎng往

shì事

ràng让

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

wēn温

nuǎn暖

。

These past events make me feel warm.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

cóng从

wèi未

duì对

nà那

xiē些

mó模

hu

tā他

jué决

yì意

bú不

zài再

chén沉

nì溺

yú于

shāng伤

gǎn

měi每

dāng当

fān翻

kāi开

jiù旧

xiàng相

cè册

，

nà那

xiē

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wǎng往

shì事

rú如

yān烟

，

dàn但

nà那

xiē

糊

de的

wǎng往

shì事

gǎn感

dào到

hào好

qí奇

ma吗

？

Have you never been curious about those vague memories of the past?

感

de的

wǎng往

shì事

，

yào要

xiàng向

qián前

kàn看

。

He resolved not to wallow in the sad memories of the past and to look forward.

些

wǎng往

shì事

biàn便

yǒng涌

shàng上

xīn心

tóu头

。

Whenever I open the old photo album, those past memories come to mind.

些

jiào教

xùn训

què却

shēn深

kè刻

dì地

yǐng影

xiǎng响

zhe着

tā他

。

Although the past is like smoke, those lessons profoundly influence him.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 往事.

Words with 往

往往wǎng wǎngHSK 4
交往jiāo wǎng
以往yǐ wǎng
前往qián wǎng
向往xiàng wǎng
往后wǎng hòu
往常wǎng cháng
往年wǎng nián

Words with 事

事情shì qingHSK 2
同事tóng shìHSK 3
故事gù shiHSK 3
从事cóng shìHSK 5
事业shì yè
事件shì jiàn
事先shì xiān
事务shì wù