过去 (guòqù) — "past" in Chinese

过去

Past

Character composition

过

to pass

去

to go

Radicals / Keys

厶

Private

#28 · sī · 2 strokes

辵

Walk

#162 · chuò · 3 strokes

Examples

过去的经验教训对我们未来的发展很重要。

The experiences and lessons of the past are very important for our future development.

过去的事情就让它过去吧。

Let bygones be bygones.

Mnemonic

[guòqù-] Goofy the dog is sitting by an ancient river, pondering about the past 过去 🐕. He watches as the water passes 过 by and villagers go 去 down the path, vanishing into the distance. As Goofy sits there, he reminisces about everything that's come and gone, feeling a tug of nostalgia for 过去 times.