往昔 wǎng xī ㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ wong5 sik1
- the past
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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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- 往事 wǎng shì ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ wong5 si6 past events
- 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
昔
- 昔日 xī rì ㄒㄧ ㄖˋ sik1 jat6 former days
- 今昔 jīn xī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ gam1 sik1 past and present
- 古昔 gǔ xī ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ gu2 sik1 (literary) ancient times
- 奶昔 nǎi xī ㄋㄞˇ ㄒㄧ naai5 sik1 milkshake (Note: 昔 is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
- 宿昔 sù xī ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧ suk1 sik1 formerly
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- 昔年 xī nián ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ sik1 nin4 former years
- 昔阳 昔陽 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sik1 joeng4 see 昔阳县
- 果昔 guǒ xī ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧ gwo2 sik1 (Tw) smoothie
- 昔阳县 昔陽縣 Xī yáng Xiàn ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ sik1 joeng4 jyun6 Xiyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市, Shanxi
- 今不如昔 jīn bù rú xī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧ gam1 bat1 jyu4 sik1 things are not as good as they used to be
- 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧˇ gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2 (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
- 修昔底德 Xiū xī dǐ dé ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧ ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ sau1 sik1 dai2 dak1 Thucydides (c. 455–c. 400 BC), Greek historian and author of History of the Peloponnesian War
- 美洛昔康 měi luò xī kāng ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ ㄎㄤ mei5 lok6 sik1 hong1 meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
- 阿昔洛韦 阿昔洛韋 ā xī luò wéi ㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ aa3 sik1 lok6 wai4 aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
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