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 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion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 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 经历 經歷 jīng lì to experience / to go through / experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4]) syn 感受 gǎn shòu to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience syn 经验 經驗 jīng yàn experience / to experience syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon syn 体验 體驗 tǐ yàn to experience for oneself syn 来着 來著 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past syn 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 遭遇 zāo yù to meet with / to encounter / (bitter) experience syn 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 体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience syn 高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand 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 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 老兵 lǎo bīng old soldier / veteran / veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) syn 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 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 备受 備受 bèi shòu to fully experience (good or bad) syn 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 释怀 釋懷 shì huái to get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc) syn 历险 歷險 lì xiǎn to experience adventures 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 过往 過往 guò wǎng to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous syn 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted 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 昔日 xī rì former days / in the past syn 断电 斷電 duàn diàn to experience a power outage / to have a power failure 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 资历 資歷 zī lì qualifications / experience / seniority syn 历经 歷經 lì jīng to experience / to go through 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 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 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 心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 阅历 閱歷 yuè lì to experience / experience syn 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì (of objects) to fall / to drop / to droop / (medicine) to experience tenesmus 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 蹲点 蹲點 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap syn 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) syn 追忆 追憶 zhuī yì to recollect / to recall (past times) / to look back syn 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 近年来 近年來 jìn nián lái for the past few years syn 亲历 親歷 qīn lì to personally experience 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 现身说法 現身說法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example syn 过去时 過去時 guò qù shí past tense (grammar) 取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 素来 素來 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now) syn 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience syn 历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations / successive dynasties / past dynasties syn 减员 減員 jiǎn yuán to reduce the number of personnel / to experience a reduction in the number of personnel 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 见闻 見聞 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience 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 饱尝 飽嘗 bǎo cháng to enjoy fully / to experience to the full over a long period 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 临场 臨場 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc) syn 老气横秋 老氣橫秋 lǎo qì héng qiū old and decrepit / proud of one's age and experience (idiom) syn 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 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 积淀 積澱 jī diàn deposits accumulated over long periods / fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom syn 遗风 遺風 yí fēng tradition or style from the past / old ways / surviving tradition / relic 痛定思痛 tòng dìng sī tòng to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) / to ponder about a painful experience syn 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 体察 體察 tǐ chá to experience / to observe syn 变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval / to undergo sweeping change syn 已往 yǐ wǎng the past syn 今昔 jīn xī past and present / yesterday and today syn 