往事

wǎng shì

CL 件 jiàn 段 duàn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. past events
2. former happenings

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 将来 jiāng lái 将来 jiāng lái in the future 将来 means future, opposite of past events.: in the future

Synonyms

1 item

• 回忆 huí yì 回忆 huí yì to recall Often used interchangeably with 往事 when referring to memories, but 回忆 can be a verb or noun.: to recall

Usage notes

Collocations

往事 is often used with 回忆 (recall), 难忘 (unforgettable), or 如烟 (like smoke) to describe past events.

Formality

往事 can be used in both formal and literary contexts; in casual speech, people might say 以前的事.

Example Sentences

2 shown

这些 往事 让我很难过。

These past events make me very sad.

她回首 往事 ，感到非常后悔。

She looked back on the past and felt very regretful.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 往事

• 往事如风 往事如风 wǎng shì rú fēng: the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
• 往事已矣 往事已矣 wǎng shì yǐ yǐ: the past is dead (idiom)

Child Words of 往事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 往 往 wǎng: to go (in a direction)