Noun(in the) past

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 过去.
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Character Breakdown

过去 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 过去 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 过去 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith
zǒu
guò
neutral
walk over
Adverb + Verbwith已经
jīng
guò
neutral
already passed
Verb + Objectwith回到
huí
dào
guò
neutral
go back to the past
Adjective + Nounwith经历
guò
de
jīng
neutral
past experiences

Example Sentences with 过去

zuó
tiān
guò
le
I went there yesterday.
guò
de
shì
qíng
jiù
ràng
guò
ba
bié
zài
xiǎng
le
Let bygones be bygones; don't dwell on the past anymore.
guò
de
shí
nián
zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
shēng
le
de
biàn
huà
Over the past decade, this city has undergone tremendous changes.
shí
jiān
guò
zhēn
kuài
nián
yòu
guò
le
Time flies, another year has passed.
guò
shì
fǒu
jīng
cháng
jiā
fēi
guǎn
Did you often go to that cafe in the past?
guò
bìng
shàn
cháng
gōng
kāi
yǎn
jiǎng
dàn
xiàn
zài
jìn
hěn
He was not good at public speaking in the past, but he has improved a lot now.
guò
de
jīng
ràng
biàn
gèng
jiān
qiáng
Past experiences have made me stronger.
huí
guò
zhǎn
wàng
wèi
lái
men
chōng
mǎn
xìn
xīn
Looking back on the past and looking forward to the future, we are full of confidence.