过时

過時

guòshí

adjective HSK 6 #6,371

Meanings

Past the time — no longer in fashion.

这种款式已经过时了。

Zhèzhǒng kuǎnshì yǐjīng guòshí le.

This style is already outdated.

不要用过时的方法做事。

Búyào yòng guòshí de fāngfǎ zuòshì.

Don't use outdated methods to do things.

经典永远不会过时。

Jīngdiǎn yǒngyuǎn búhuì guòshí.

Classics never go out of style.

usage

过时 vs 过期 (guòqī): 过时 means 'outdated/unfashionable' (clothes, ideas, technology). 过期 means 'expired' (food, documents, medicine) — a harder deadline.

过 guò

时 shí