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 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion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 转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn 步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 来着 來著 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past syn 散步 sàn bù to take a walk / to go for a walk 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 高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand syn 以往 yǐ wǎng in the past / formerly syn 步行 bù xíng to go on foot / to walk 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 行走 xíng zǒu to walk syn 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 遗言 遺言 yí yán words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages 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 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 过往 過往 guò wǎng to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous 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 走道 zǒu dào pavement / sidewalk / path / walk / footpath / aisle syn 昔日 xī rì former days / in the past syn 溜达 溜達 liū da to stroll / to go for a walk 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 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 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 顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off 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 冷藏室 lěng cáng shì walk-in refrigeration unit 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 蹒跚 蹣跚 pán shān to walk unsteadily / to stagger / to lurch / to hobble / to totter syn 腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù striding forward with head high (idiom) / to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut syn 踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in / to tread (in or on) / to walk into 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 走钢丝 走鋼絲 zǒu gāng sī to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively) 近年来 近年來 jìn nián lái for the past few years syn 步履 bù lǚ gait / to walk syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 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 过去时 過去時 guò qù shí past tense (grammar) 蹑手蹑脚 躡手躡腳 niè shǒu niè jiǎo to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom) syn 踉跄 踉蹌 liàng qiàng to stagger / to walk falteringly syn 素来 素來 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now) syn 龙套 龍套 lóng tào costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on 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 缓步 緩步 huǎn bù to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly 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 喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past 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 步履维艰 步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty 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 踏雪 tà xuě to go for a walk in the snow 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 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April 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 走去 zǒu qù to walk over (to) 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 逛街 guàng jiē to take a walk / to window-shop / to stroll down the street 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 