往事

wǎngshì

noun HSK 7-9 #6,670

Meanings

往事不堪回首。

Wǎngshì bùkānhuíshǒu.

Past events are too painful to look back on.

她不愿意再提起那些往事。

Tā bù yuànyì zài tíqǐ nàxiē wǎngshì.

She doesn't want to bring up those past events again.

usage

往事 often carries an emotional weight — nostalgia, regret, or sorrow. The classic phrase 往事不堪回首 means the past is too painful to recall.

往 wǎng

事 shì