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往事

wǎngshì
noun HSK 7 #6,670

Meanings

  1. 1 past events
  2. 2 things of the past

Examples

往事不堪回首。
Wǎngshì bùkān huíshǒu.
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.

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