来 來 lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn 往 wàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous syn 曾经 曾經 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn 步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 军事 軍事 jūn shì military affairs / (attributive) military syn 来着 來著 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past syn 游行 遊行 yóu xíng to march / to parade / to demonstrate / procession / march / demonstration / to travel around / to roam 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn 高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand syn 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 走过 走過 zǒu guò to walk past / to pass by 以往 yǐ wǎng in the past / formerly syn 过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others / outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent syn 往事 wǎng shì past events / former happenings syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 开动 開動 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating) syn 飞过 飛過 fēi guò to fly over / to fly past 遗言 遺言 yí yán words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages syn 军用 軍用 jūn yòng (for) military use / military application 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always syn 飞越 飛越 fēi yuè to fly across / to fly over / to fly past / (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march syn 进军 進軍 jìn jūn to march / to advance syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 军情 軍情 jūn qíng military situation / military intelligence 军校 軍校 jūn xiào military school / military academy 三月 sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year) syn 三八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid 过往 過往 guò wǎng to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous syn 远足 遠足 yuǎn zú excursion / hike / march syn 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 往日 wǎng rì former days / the past syn 行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march 昔日 xī rì former days / in the past syn 缅怀 緬懷 miǎn huái to commemorate / to recall fondly / to think of the past syn 回首 huí shǒu to turn around / to look back / (fig.) to recall the past syn 诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn 远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions syn 身世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history syn 照旧 照舊 zhào jiù as before / as in the past syn 入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 迈向 邁向 mài xiàng to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward 往昔 wǎng xī the past syn 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle syn 掠过 掠過 lüè guò to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle) 擦肩而过 擦肩而過 cā jiān ér guò to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death) syn 留存 liú cún to keep / to preserve / extant / to remain (from the past) syn 早年 zǎo nián many years ago / in the past / in one's early years syn 进行曲 進行曲 jìn xíng qǔ march (musical) 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 追忆 追憶 zhuī yì to recollect / to recall (past times) / to look back syn 军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police / military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy) 上辈子 上輩子 shàng bèi zi one's ancestors / past generations / a former incarnation syn 近日 jìn rì (in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days syn 三月份 sān yuè fèn March 近年来 近年來 jìn nián lái for the past few years syn 游街 遊街 yóu jiē to parade sb through the streets / to march or parade in the streets syn 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 过去时 過去時 guò qù shí past tense (grammar) 退避三舍 退避三捨 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal syn 素来 素來 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now) syn 历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations / successive dynasties / past dynasties syn 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng scene which recalls past memories (idiom) / evocative of the past / reminiscent / to arouse deep feelings syn 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character syn 追述 zhuī shù recollections / to relate (past events) syn 前尘 前塵 qián chén the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism) syn 贤人 賢人 xián rén great person of the past / venerable forebear / the great and the good syn 事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge. syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 军民 軍民 jūn mín army-civilian / military-masses / military-civilian 兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership / military power syn 急行军 急行軍 jí xíng jūn rapid advance / forced march syn 悔不当初 悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū to regret one's past deeds (idiom) syn 上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn 兵家 bīng jiā military strategist in ancient China / military commander / soldier syn 武官 wǔ guān military official / military attaché syn 遗风 遺風 yí fēng tradition or style from the past / old ways / surviving tradition / relic 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 忆苦思甜 憶苦思甜 yì kǔ sī tián to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom) syn 已往 yǐ wǎng the past syn 今昔 jīn xī past and present / yesterday and today syn 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 陈迹 陳跡 chén jì past events / relics from a former age / ruins syn 过去 過去 guò qù (in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by syn 这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days 多年来 多年來 duō nián lái for the past many years syn 前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days 一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past / ahead / forward / in the future 年来 年來 nián lái this past year / over the last years 在前 zài qián ahead / formerly / in the past 战力 戰力 zhàn lì military strength / military power / military capability 来路 來路 lái lù incoming road / origin / past history syn 