过去

過去

guòqù

noun HSK 2 #272

Meanings

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

HSK 1

你过去帮他一下。

Nǐ guòqù bāng tā yīxià.

Go over and help him.

HSK 2

过去的事不要再想了。

Guòqù de shì búyào zài xiǎng le.

Don't think about things from the past anymore.

HSK 3

时间过去了很久。

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