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过去 guòqu

过去 guòqu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 过去 guòqu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guòqu | guo4 qu5
English translation
(in the) past
former
previous
to go over
to pass by

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Traditional form

過去

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 过去 guòqu

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Guò

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and guō represents the sound. The simplified character Guò was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character guò .

Phonetic compound

guō

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶寸

Number of Strokes

6

Explanation

Origin unclear. The kǒu component is variously explained as (1) an opening to a building or cave that the person is departing from, or (2) an anus, i.e. the orifice through which things leave a person.

Positional decomposition

土厶

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 过去 guòqu

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zǒu 过去 guòqu wǎng chuāng qiáo .

Walk over and look in the window.

那些 nà xiē Huā tuō 过来 guò lái 过去 guòqu ,结果 jiēguǒ Quán gǎo huài le .

He pulled the flowers about until he ruined them all.

今天 jīntiān 上午 shàngwǔ zài 镇上碰到 pèng dào le 过去 guòqu 教过 de 老师 lǎoshī .

I knocked into my old teacher in the town this morning.

然后 ránhòu , jiù Zuò zài 过去 guòqu tiáo héng 马路 mǎ lù de 布赖恩公园 gōngyuán , 等待 děngdài zhāo .

Then he sat in Bryant Park , a block away, waiting.

过去 guòqu Cháng guàng 大街 dà jiē ,一逛就是 jiù shì 几个 jǐ ge 小时 xiǎoshí .

He used to roam the streets for hours on end.

过去 guòqu Decomposition

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过去 guòqu Compounds

See all 62 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 过去 guòqu in their composition.

  • Guò
    • què
      • jiǎo , jiǎo
    • diū
      • gài
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      • , , , , , , , , , , , , , yàn , , , , ,
    • jié , qiè , , , , , , , qiè , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , jié , , , , ,
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