过去 (guòqù) means Past (former). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
过去 这里没有地铁。
Guòqù zhèlǐ méiyǒu dìtiě.
In the past there was no subway here.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 过去
过去 的事就别想了。
Guòqù de shì jiù bié xiǎng le.
Stop thinking about what's past.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 过去
这里很危险，别 过去 。
Zhèlǐ hěn wēixiǎn, bié guòqù.
It is dangerous here; do not go over.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 危险
麻醉的效果还没 过去 。
Mázuì de xiàoguǒ hái méi guòqù.
The effect of the anaesthetic has not worn off yet.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 麻醉
他对 过去 没有太多留恋。
Tā duì guòqù méiyǒu tài duō liúliàn.
He does not cling much to the past.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 留恋
一眨眼，一年就 过去 了。
Yì zhǎ yǎn, yì nián jiù guòqù le.
In the blink of an eye a year had gone by.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 眨
他不想再追究 过去 的事。
Tā bù xiǎng zài zhuījiū guòqù de shì.
He does not want to dig into the past any further.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 追究
孩子哭了，妈妈 过去 看他。
Háizi kū le, māma guòqù kàn tā.
The child cried, so his mother went over to him.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 哭
请把绳子从这个孔穿 过去 。
Qǐng bǎ shéngzi cóng zhège kǒng chuān guòqù.
Please thread the rope through this hole.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 孔
多年 过去 ，这里依旧没变。
Duō nián guòqù, zhèlǐ yījiù méi biàn.
After all these years this place is still unchanged.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依旧
十年 过去 了，她仍然很年轻。
Shí nián guòqù le, tā réngrán hěn niánqīng.
Ten years have passed and she still looks young.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 仍然
回顾 过去 是为了走好将来的路。
Huígù guòqù shì wèile zǒu hǎo jiānglái de lù.
Looking back at the past is for walking the road ahead better.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 回顾
多年 过去 ，她的容貌变化不大。
Duō nián guòqù, tā de róngmào biànhuà bú dà.
After all these years her looks have not changed much.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 容貌
两家人的恩怨已经 过去 很多年了。
Liǎng jiā rén de ēnyuàn yǐjīng guòqù hěn duō nián le.
The grudges between the two families are many years in the past.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恩怨
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From the graded readers
一个下午就这样 过去 了。
yīgè xiàwǔ jiù zhèyàng guòqù le / liǎo / liào.
A whole afternoon had gone, just like that.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
三个月 过去 了，我们一句话也没说过。
sān gè yuè guòqù le / liǎo / liào, wǒmen yī jù huà yě méi shuōguò.
Three months went by without a word between us.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我走 过去 问他：“请问，火车站怎么走？”
wǒ zǒu guòqù wèn tā:" qǐngwèn, huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?"
I went over and asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the station?"
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
Questions about 过去
How is 过去 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 过去 (guòqù, "Past (former)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 过去 an HSK word?
Yes — 过去 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 过去?
The dictionary page for 过去 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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