往事

wǎngshì

noun HSK 7-9 #6,670

Meanings

1 past events
2 things of the past

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

往事不堪回首。

Wǎngshì bùkān-huíshǒu.

Past events are too painful to look back on.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

往 wǎng

事 shì