Chinese word dictionary

既往

jì wǎng · past; bygone; the past

Practice word

Word information

Simplified既往

Traditional既往

Pinyinjì wǎng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

既jì

already, since, then; both; de facto

往wǎng

to go, to depart; past, former

How to learn 既往

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

往wǎng

old variant of 往[wang3]; to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

既jì

already; since; both... (and...)

既然jìrán

since; as; this being the case

往往wǎngwǎng

usually; in many cases; more often than not

交往jiāowǎng

to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact

前往qiánwǎng

to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to