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过去
guò qù
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- pinyin
- guò qù
- simplified
- 过去
- traditional
- 過去
1 · noun (time)
the past
现在以前的时间。
Use guo4 qu4 for past time, not a motion verb or neutral-toned verb suffix.
This used to be a car park; now it is a small garden.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
过去这里是停车场，现在成了小花园。
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