过时

guò shí

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. out of date
2. to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon

Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items

• 准时 zhǔn shí 准时 zhǔn shí on time 按约定时间: on time
• 按时 àn shí 按时 àn shí on time 按约定时间: on time

Related words

1 item

• 过气 guò qì 过气 guò qì past one's prime 形容人: past one's prime

Usage notes

Collocations

过时 is most commonly used in phrases like 过时的衣服 (outdated clothes) or 过时的观念 (outdated ideas), but not for people; use 过气 for people.

Common mistakes

过时 as 'out of date' is an adjective and cannot take an object. Use 过了时间 to mean 'passed the agreed time' as a verb phrase.

Example Sentences

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这件衣服已经 过时 了。

These clothes are already out of date.

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Words Containing 过时

• 过时不候 过时不候 guò shí bù hòu: being late is not acceptable (idiom)

Child Words of 过时

• 时 时 shí: o'clock
• 过 过 guò: to cross
• 过 过 guo: (experienced action marker)