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过去

guòqù

the past

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Memory picture

Characters in this word

过 guò

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

去 qù

Strokes
5
Radical
厶 — private, secret
Made of
土 soil, earth 厶 private, secret

Example phrases

  • 过去很美好。 Guòqù hěn měihǎo. The past was beautiful.
  • 别想过去。 Bié xiǎng guòqù. Do not think about the past.
  • 过去的事忘了。 Guòqù de shì wàng le. The past is forgotten.

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