过去

過去

guòqù

noun HSK 3 #272

Meanings

Literally 'pass go' — time that has gone by.

Guòqù de shì bú yào zài xiǎng le.

Don't think about things from the past anymore.

Nǐ guòqù bāng tā yīxià.

Go over and help him.

Shíjiān guòqù le hěn jiǔ.

A long time has passed.

grammar

As a noun: 过去 = the past (opposite: 将来/未来). As a verb: 过去 = to go over (toward the listener or a destination).

mistakes

Don't confuse 过去 (guòqù, the past) with 过去 (guòqu, to go over) — same characters, different stress and meaning.

过 guò

去 qù