"passed" Chinese-English Dictionary

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去 qù v. to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn
传承 傳承 chuán chéng v. to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn
老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn
三甲 sān jiǎ 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3])
二甲 èr jiǎ 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
美谈 美談 měi tán anecdote passed on with approbation syn
童生 tóng shēng candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn
不在了 bù zài le to be dead / to have passed away
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán v. passed on from ancestors / handed down from generation to generation syn
不传 不傳 bù chuán not passed on
衣钵 衣缽 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle
代代相传 代代相傳 dài dài xiāng chuán passed on from generation to generation (idiom) / to hand down syn
接力棒 jiē lì bàng relay baton / (fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor)
旧闻 舊聞 jiù wén outdated news / old anecdote / stories passed on from former times syn
时不再来 時不再來 shí bù zài lái Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom) syn
哲人其萎 zhé rén qí wěi a wise man has passed away (idiom)
积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom) / a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
世代相传 世代相傳 shì dài xiāng chuán passed on from generation to generation (idiom) / to hand down syn
过了五分钟 過了五分鐘 guò le wǔ fēn zhōng five minutes passed
已作故人 yǐ zuò gù rén to have passed away
茂才 mào cái a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent / see 秀才[xiu4 cai5]
贡士 貢士 gòng shì (old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿試|殿试[dian4 shi4])
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) / one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
厺 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) / old variant of 去[qu4]
薪传 薪傳 xīn chuán (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]
薪火相传 薪火相傳 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
薪尽火传 薪盡火傳 xīn jìn huǒ chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another / see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2] syn
一甲 yī jiǎ 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)
家法 jiā fǎ the rules and discipline that apply within a family / stick used for punishing children or servants / traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil
人球 rén qiú person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
世袭罔替 世襲罔替 shì xí - wǎng tì (of a position or title) to be passed down unaltered through generations within a family
铁帽子王 鐵帽子王 tiě mào zi wáng iron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations without alteration
白衣公卿 bái yī gōng qīng (idiom) In ancient times, this referred to a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations.
垂名青史 chuí míng qīng shǐ (idiom) To have one’s name entered into the historical record and passed down to posterity. The expression is laudatory and suggests lasting fame.
丁公凿井 丁公鑿井 dīng gōng záo jǐng (idiom) Describes information that becomes distorted as it is passed from person to person.
东隅已逝，桑榆非晚 dōng yú yǐ shì,sāng yú fēi wǎn (idiom) The time of youth has passed, but it is not too late to work hard and achieve something later in life.
隔世之感 gé shì zhī gǎn (idiom) A feeling caused by major changes in people or scenery, creating the impression that an entire era has passed.
过庭之训 過庭之訓 guò tíng zhī xùn (idiom) A father’s teachings. The expression refers to the education and advice passed down by one’s father.
华不再扬 huá bù zài yáng (idiom) Time that has passed does not return, just as flowers do not bloom again in the same year.
积厚流光 積厚流光 jī hòu liú guāng (idiom) The deeper the accumulated achievements, the broader the benefits and influence passed on to later generations.
积日累久 jī rì lěi jiǔ (idiom) It refers to a long period of time having passed.
苦尽甜来 kǔ jìn tián lái (idiom) The difficult days have passed and better days have arrived. It expresses the idea that hardship eventually gives way to happiness. syn
流风余韵 liú fēng yú yùn (idiom) The refined manners, spirit, and cultural legacy passed down from earlier generations.
落月屋梁 luò yuè wū liáng (idiom) To evoke longing for and remembrance of a friend or someone who has passed away.
名垂千古 míng chuí qiān gǔ (idiom) A good reputation that is passed down forever. The expression is laudatory. syn
名垂竹帛 míng chuí zhú bó (idiom) To have a good reputation that is passed down forever.
年谊世好 nián yì shì hào (idiom) In the context of the imperial examinations, a relationship between two people who passed in the same year, combined with an ancestral friendship between their families.
三过其门而不入 三過其門而不入 sān guò qí mén ér bù rù (idiom) Originally, this expression refers to the story of Yu, who repeatedly passed his home without entering while controlling the floods.
水过鸭背 shuǐ guò yā bèi (idiom) Describes something that has passed without leaving any trace.
万世流芳 wàn shì liú fāng (idiom) A good reputation that will be passed down forever. syn
云过天空 yún guò tiān kōng (idiom) A matter has passed and everything has returned to calm. It emphasizes that the incident seems to have left no trace.
云消雨散 yún xiāo yǔ sàn (idiom) It describes something that has completely passed and disappeared from the present.
一人传十，十人传百 一人傳十，十人傳百 yī rén chuán shí，shí rén chuán bǎi (idiom) Describes news that is quickly passed from one person to another until it spreads widely.
一系相承 yī xì xiāng chéng (idiom) To be passed down through generations within the same lineage, school, or intellectual tradition. The expression emphasizes continuity and inheritance.
万世之业 wàn shì zhī yè (idiom) A great undertaking intended to be passed down through the ages and never perish.
万代之业 wàn dài zhī yè (idiom) A great undertaking destined to be passed down for countless generations and never perish. It can refer especially to a lasting achievement or institution.
三夫之对 sān fū zhī duì (idiom) A general term for a rumor passed on by several people. It has the same meaning as “the words of three men” or “a circulating rumor.”
三过家门而不入 sān guò jiā mén ér bù rù (idiom) Refers to the story of Yu the Great, who was so absorbed in controlling the floods that he passed his home three times without entering.
不让之责 不讓之責 bù ràng zhī zé (idiom) A responsibility that cannot be avoided or passed on to someone else.
事过情迁 事過情遷 shì guò qíng qiān (idiom) Once an event has passed, one’s feelings and attitude toward it also change.
代远年湮 dài yuǎn nián yān (idiom) The periods in question are so distant that they have passed from memory and can no longer be historically verified. syn
众口交传 zhòng kǒu jiāo chuán (idiom) To be repeated and passed from person to person.
众口相传 zhòng kǒu xiāng chuán (idiom) To be repeated and passed from person to person. See “众口交传.”
传之不朽 傳之不朽 chuán zhī bù xiǔ (idiom) To ensure that a person or thing is remembered and passed down forever without fading away. It emphasizes lasting fame or value.
传诵不绝 chuán sòng bù jué (idiom) To be passed down to future generations and recited or read for a long time.
传闻失实 傳聞失實 chuán wén shī shí (idiom) Information passed from person to person eventually ceases to correspond to the original facts.
余韵流风 yú yùn liú fēng (idiom) The refinement, character, and style passed down to later generations.
共济世业 共濟世業 gòng jì shì yè (idiom) To accomplish together an undertaking passed down through generations / more generally, to refer to completing the great task of national reunification.
出警入跸 chū jǐng rù bì (idiom) Under the former imperial system, this refers to the strict security measures taken wherever the emperor passed, both on departure and on return, including clearing the roads and prohibiting passage.
凿楹纳书 鑿楹納書 záo yíng nà shū (idiom) Refers to preserving books so that they may be passed on to future generations.
十世单传 十世單傳 shí shì dān chuán (idiom) To be passed down through ten generations by only sons. It describes someone or something regarded as extraordinarily precious.
十口相传 十口相傳 shí kǒu xiāng chuán (idiom) Describes information passed on from one person to another by many people.
十里无真言 shí lǐ wú zhēn yán (idiom) News coming from far away is not always reliable and tends to become distorted as it is passed on.
千古不朽 qiān gǔ bù xiǔ (idiom) To be passed down forever without ever fading away. It is used especially of lasting achievements or works. syn
千古卓识 qiān gǔ zhuó shí (idiom) An outstanding insight passed down through the ages, with no comparable view having surpassed it. The expression praises someone’s exceptional understanding.
千岁流芳 qiān suì liú fāng (idiom) A good reputation is passed down and endures through the ages.
千载流芳 qiān zǎi liú fāng (idiom) A good reputation is passed down forever. The expression emphasizes the lasting renown someone leaves behind.
去日苦多 qù rì kǔ duō (idiom) Too many days have already passed. It is used to lament how quickly time slips away.
口耳相承 kǒu ěr xiāng chéng (idiom) To accept information passed on by word of mouth, without direct verification. The expression suggests transmission through hearsay or oral tradition.
名垂万古 míng chuí wàn gǔ (idiom) To have a reputation that is passed down forever.
名垂千秋 míng chuí qiān qiū (idiom) A good reputation is passed down through the ages. It describes lasting and generally well-deserved fame.
名垂百世 míng chuí bǎi shì (idiom) A good reputation is passed down to later generations and lives on in posterity.
名垂罔极 míng chuí wǎng jí (idiom) A reputation is passed down for an unlimited, extremely long period of time.
咄嗟之间 咄嗟之間 duō jiē zhī jiān (idiom) Between one call and one response. It indicates that only a very short time has passed.
嚼饭喂人 jiáo fàn wèi rén (idiom) To describe a rewritten work lacking originality that is passed off to others. It reproduces earlier material without adding anything new.
在人口耳 zài rén kǒu ěr (idiom) To be praised and passed on by the people. To be widely celebrated and remembered by everyone.
垂世不朽 chuí shì bù xiǔ (idiom) To have a reputation that is passed down to future generations and never be forgotten. It is said of a person or their achievements.
家传之学 jiā chuán zhī xué (idiom) Knowledge or learning passed down through generations within a family.
家传户诵 jiā chuán hù sòng (idiom) To be passed down and recited from household to household.
家传户颂 jiā chuán hù sòng (idiom) To be passed down and recited from household to household. It describes a work or teaching that is widely circulated and studied.
开云见天 kāi yún jiàn tiān (idiom) The darkness has passed and the light has arrived.
扬名后世 yáng míng hòu shì (idiom) To have one's reputation passed down to later generations.
日久年深 rì jiǔ nián shēn (idiom) It refers to a long period of time having passed.
日许多时 rì xǔ duō shí (idiom) A time-expression indicating that a considerable amount of time has already passed.
日许时间 rì xǔ shí jiān (idiom) A time-expression indicating that a considerable amount of time has passed. It is equivalent to saying that much time has elapsed.
时移世异 shí yí shì yì (idiom) Time has passed and circumstances have changed. The expression emphasizes that things are no longer as they once were.
春归人老 chūn guī rén lǎo (idiom) Describes a woman whose youth has passed and whose beauty has faded.
暑去寒来 暑去寒來 shǔ qù hán lái (idiom) Summer has passed and winter is coming. More generally, it refers to the passage of time and the succession of the seasons.
永世其芳 yǒng shì qí fāng (idiom) Virtue endures and is passed down forever.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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