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過去

简过去 · 繁過去

Mandarin · pinyin guò qù#

(in the) past; former; previous
to go over; to pass by

Mandarin · pinyin guò qu#

(verb suffix)

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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4–4 · guo4 qu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo3 heoi3

Cantonese word readings for 過去. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(past) past

verb

to go over; to pass by
to have already happened; to be in the past
(euphemistic) to die; to pass away

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