往事 wǎng shì ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ wong5 si6 HSK 7-9
- past events
- former happenings
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More words with these characters
往
- 交往 jiāo wǎng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄤˇ gaau1 wong5 to associate (with)
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 来往 來往 lái wǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ loi4 wong5 to come and go
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 向往 嚮往 xiàng wǎng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ hoeng3 wong5 to yearn for
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- 往来 往來 wǎng lái ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ wong5 loi4 dealings
- 往常 wǎng cháng ㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄤˊ wong5 soeng4 usual
- 往年 wǎng nián ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ wong5 nin4 in former years; in previous years
- 往往 wǎng wǎng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ wong5 wong5 usually
- 往后 往後 wǎng hòu ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ wong5 hau6 from now on
- 往日 wǎng rì ㄨㄤˇ ㄖˋ wong5 jat6 former days; the past
- 往返 wǎng fǎn ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄢˇ wong5 faan2 to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
- 赶往 趕往 gǎn wǎng ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄤˇ gon2 wong5 to hurry to (somewhere)
- 通往 tōng wǎng ㄊㄨㄥ ㄨㄤˇ tung1 wong5 to lead to
- 过往 過往 guò wǎng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˇ gwo3 wong5 to come and go
- 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ jat1 jyu4 gei3 wong5 (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
- 勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ jung5 wong5 zik6 cin4 to advance bravely
- 去往 qù wǎng ㄑㄩˋ ㄨㄤˇ heoi3 wong5 (formal) to go to; to head for
- 已往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 the past
- 往例 wǎng lì ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧˋ wong5 lai6 (usual) practice of the past
事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
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- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
Idioms with these characters
- 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ duk6 loi4 duk6 wong5 (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
- 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄌㄞˊ gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
- 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
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- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
- 人来人往 人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˇ jan4 loi4 jan4 wong5 (idiom) people coming and going; bustling with activity
- 往事已矣 wǎng shì yǐ yǐ ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ ㄧˇ ㄧˇ the past is dead (idiom)
- 无往不利 無往不利 wú wǎng bù lì ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ mou4 wong5 bat1 lei6 (idiom) to be successful in every endeavor
- 熙来攘往 熙來攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ hei1 loi4 joeng4 wong5 a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
- 迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng ㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˇ jing4 loi4 sung3 wong5 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
Example sentences
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照片 使 我 忆 憶 起 了 很 多 往事 。
The picture brought back a lot of memories.
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