过去 guò qu
“(verb suffix)”
verb, time wordHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 過去
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
过去 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entries. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 350: 过去1 guòqù — Level 2; official annotation 2 (动). PDF page 88
- Entry 660: 过去2 guòqù — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 96
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 过去
过去 means "the past" or "in the past." It is used as a time word to talk about earlier times, often at the beginning of a sentence or before 的 + noun. Typical patterns are 过去…… and 过去的 + noun.
例句Example sentences
- 过去我们住在乡下。guò qù wǒ men zhù zài xiāng xià.In the past we lived in the countryside.
- 他不想再提过去的事。tā bù xiǎng zài tí guò qù de shì.He doesn't want to mention past things again.
- 过去这里没有地铁。guò qù zhè lǐ méi yǒu dì tiě.In the past there was no subway here.
义项All meanings
- guò qù: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- guò qu: (verb suffix)