PAST 過去昔
PERIOD BEFORE NOW.
Antonym
- FUTURETIME PERIOD LATE IN-RELATION-TO NOW.
Hypernym
- TIMEABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN.
See also
- OLDOf BIG AGE OR having EXISTED for an ENDURING PERIOD.
- OLDOf BIG AGE OR having EXISTED for an ENDURING PERIOD.
- CAUSESITUATION OR THING which CAUSES something TO HAPPEN OR to be TRUE.
Hyponym
- RECENT PAST AND NOT DISTANT.
- FRESH RECENTLY HARVESTED AND EXCELLENT FOR EATING.
- FORMER Who in the PAST was something X BUT HAS BECOME NOT X at the PRESENT.
- ORIGIN PAST as DISTANT OR NEAR CAUSE of SOMETHING.
- ORIGINALLY At the MOMENT when something BEGAN.
- ANCIENT INTENSELY PAST
- OLD-FASHIONED PAST AND ALREADY NOT MODERN OR GOOD
Old Chinese Criteria
2. Wǎng 往 (ant. lái 來 "future") is a general technical term for the past.
3. Céng 曾 marks an event as belonging to the past, and the word is highly grammaticalised. 待考
4. Cháng 嘗 places an action or experience in the past, typically in so far as this past is experienced or witnessed by someone, remarkably often by the speaker himself.
5. Gǔ 古 and gǔ zhě 古者 refer specifically to ancient times and not just generally to the past.
6. Xiàng 鄉 / 曏 / 嚮 refers to the relatively recent past.
7. Nǎng 曩 refers to the somewhat more distant past.
8. Qǐng 頃 refer to the period a short time ago.
9. Gù 故 tends to be used adjectivally to characterise something as being former rather than present, and the meaning is very neatly distinct from gǔ 古 which would characterise something as being old.\
NB: Zuó 昨 refers specifically to something happening a day ago. See YESTERDAY.
Modern Chinese Criteria
從前
已往
以往
往常
往昔
平昔
昔日
往日
舊日
向日
舊時
老年間
年時
往年
早年
早歲
昔年
古昔
疇昔
宿昔
夙昔
逝川
逝波
昔
往
自古
古來
終古
亙古
曠古
振古
古往今來
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
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pridem refrs to a point of time as being long ago.
diu refers to a space of time manyt days, months or years ago.
dudum refers to a space of time several minutes or hours since.
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Words
昔者 xī zhě OC: sqaɡ kljaʔ MC: siɛk tɕɣɛ 49 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSthe past, some time ago
- NPadSSantiquityin ancient times (those of the tyrant Jiè etc)
- NPadV.postN{SUBJ}in the past; some time ago
前 qián OC: dzeen MC: dzen 37 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Ant: 後/FUTURE
Hòu 後 (ant. qíán 前 "earlier times") often refers to what comes afterwards, the future. - Synon: /
- Syntactic words
- nabtimeearlier time
- nadSat an early stage, in the beginning; in the former case (rather than the latter)
- nsubjectthe earlier ones (e.g. words, deeds)
- v(adN)the previous contextually determinate NVK
- vadN(temporal) previous, earlier, former; preceding 前人,前相
- vadVformerly, earlier
嘗 cháng OC: djaŋ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ
常 cháng OC: djaŋ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 37 AttributionsWD
Cháng 嘗 places an action or experience in the past, typically in so far as this past is experienced or witnessed by someone, remarkably often by the speaker himself.
- Syntactic words
- vadVat one point, some time ago; once in the past, on one occasion; in the past;
昔 xī OC: sqaɡ MC: siɛk 32 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Assoc: 往/PAST
Wǎng 往 (ant. lái 來 "future") is a general technical term for the past. - Synon: 舊/OLD
The general term for old age of living creatures is lǎo 老 "of old age" (ant. shào 少 "still youthful" and yòu 幼 "young"), whereas the general term for things not new is jiù 舊 (ant. xīn 新 "new").
- Syntactic words
- nabeventthe past
- nadNdefinitelast
- nadNunspecifieda past, bygone (days);
- nadSSbefore; in the past year(s)
- nadVat an earlier time
- nadV.postN{SUBJ}in the past
曾 céng OC: dzɯɯŋ MC: dzəŋ 25 AttributionsWD
Céng 曾 marks an event as belonging to the past, and the word is highly grammaticalised. 待考
- Syntactic words
- padSin the past, repeatedly
- padSrhetorical questionever?
- padVin the past; used to
過去 guò qù OC: klools khas MC: kʷɑ khi̯ɤ 21 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabBUDDH: the past
- NPadSin the past
- NPadVBUDDH: in the past
- VPadNBUDDH: of the past, former, previous
- VPiBUDDH: have gone by; be past
古者 gǔ zhě OC: kaaʔ kljaʔ MC: kuo̝ tɕɣɛ 20 AttributionsWD
Gǔ 古 and gǔ zhě 古者 refer specifically to ancient times and not just generally to the past.
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin ancient times
往 wǎng OC: ɢʷaŋʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ 19 AttributionsWD
Wǎng 往 (ant. lái 來 "future") is a general technical term for the past.
- Word relations
- Ant: 來/FUTURE
The most current and general word for the nominalised notion of the future is probably lái 來 (ant. wǎng 往 "the past"). - Assoc: /
- Assoc: 昔/PAST
- Syntactic words
- nadSin the past, some time ago
- v[adN]what is past> the past, what has already happened; what has already been said; matters of the past; the first thing
- vadNpast, previous, preceding, last
- vibe a matter of the past, be past
故 gù OC: kaas MC: kuo̝ 19 AttributionsWD
Gù 故 tends to be used adjectivally to characterise something as being former rather than present, and the meaning is very neatly distinct from gǔ 古 which would characterise something as being old.
- Word relations
- Ant: 新/NEW
The current word for something newly invented is xīn 新 (ant. 舊) which generally tends to have negative connotations in cultural contexts but takes on positive connotations when referring to articles of daily use etc.. - Assoc: 舊/OLD
The general term for old age of living creatures is lǎo 老 "of old age" (ant. shào 少 "still youthful" and yòu 幼 "young"), whereas the general term for things not new is jiù 舊 (ant. xīn 新 "new").
- Syntactic words
- nprecedent; prevailing antecedent practice; local precedentsCH
- nabdimension1. the past; 2. what is ancient, antiquity
- nadNpre-existing, the earlier, early; former; belonging to a bygone age, old; old-established
- nadVformerly; before
舊 jiù OC: ɡus MC: gɨu 13 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nadVin my distant past
- v[adN]the old [practice, tradition]; previous [times]
- vadNof the past
先 xiān OC: sɯɯn MC: sen 12 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Epithet: 王/KING
The general term for a king of any kind is wáng 王, and in Warring States times this term can refer to all sovereign rulers, even the Son of Heaven.
- Syntactic words
- vad.VadNformer 先美人
- vadNformer, earlier
- vadVat some earlier time, before this, earlier
宿 sù OC: suɡ MC: suk 12 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNprevious, earlier; of last night, last night'sin the BUDDH. context usually referring to a former life
- vadVbeforehand; previously; in the past; from the past
曩者 nǎng zhě OC: naaŋʔ kljaʔ MC: nɑŋ tɕɣɛ 11 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabtimethe time not long ago
- NPadSsome time ago; just now
- NPadVjust before; some time ago
既 jì OC: kɯds MC: kɨi 9 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadVbeforehand; in the past
曏 xiàng OC: qhaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ
嚮 xiàng OC: qhaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ
向 xiàng OC: qhaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ
曏嚮向鄉 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 8 AttributionsWD
Xiàng 鄉/曏/嚮 refers to the relatively recent past. xxx
- Syntactic words
- nadNpast; just now (as in "the man just now")
- nadNfigurativeearlier-mentioned, above-mentioned
- nadSSnot long ago
- vadSformerly, earlier
- vadVformerly
尚 shàng OC: djaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 8 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabhigh antiquity LSCQ 樂所由來者尚也 "the origin of music is in high antiquity"
- nadVtimein ancient times; going back to ancient times
- vibe long past
昨 zuó OC: dzaaɡ MC: dzɑk 8 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nyesterday
- nadNimmediately preceding (day)
- nadSyesterday
- nadV.postN{SUBJ}yesterday
曩 nǎng OC: naaŋʔ MC: nɑŋ 8 AttributionsWD
Nǎng 曩 refers to the somewhat more distant past.
- Syntactic words
- nabtimenáng: the immediate past; in the immediate past
- nad.vadNnáng: rormer; previous
- nadNof the pastCH
- nadVtimenáng: informal: earlier; just a while ago
往古 wǎng gǔ OC: ɢʷaŋʔ kaaʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ kuo̝ 7 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NP(adN)the contextually determinate N of antiquityCH
- NP{N1=N2}HF3.1.37: antiquity
- VPadNpast, previous
久遠 jiǔ yuǎn OC: klɯʔ ɢʷanʔ MC: kɨu ɦi̯ɐn 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPab.adStimein the distant past
- NPabtimethe long period of the past
- VPadNlong-lasting
- VPpostadNby a long time
在昔 zài xī OC: sɡɯɯʔ sqaɡ MC: dzəi siɛk 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadSin ancient times
如故 rú gù OC: nja kaas MC: ȵi̯ɤ kuo̝ 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabstativesituation
- VPibe as beforeDS
- VPpostadVas before
往者 wǎng zhě OC: ɢʷaŋʔ kljaʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ tɕɣɛ 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin the past; HF 1.3.1: formerly, not too long ago, in the not too distant past
- NPsubjectthe past
久 jiǔ OC: klɯʔ MC: kɨu 5 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Assoc: 遠/DISTANT
The clearly dominant term for distance in general is yuǎn 遠 (ant. jìn 近 "close").
- Syntactic words
- vadVa long time ago
- vibe long past 久遠
- vpostadVa long time ago
初 chū OC: tshra MC: ʈʂhi̯ɤ 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nadSa long time ago, when all this started
已 yǐ OC: k-lɯʔ MC: jɨ 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padVhaving V-ed; marker of the past, pidgin English: already; modern Chinese: 早已經
日 rì OC: mljiɡ MC: ȵit 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nadSSome time ago
上古 shàng gǔ OC: ɡljaŋs kaaʔ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ kuo̝ 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabhigh antiquityLZ
- NPadNof high antiquity
- NPadSin high antiquity
往昔 wǎng xī OC: ɢʷaŋʔ sqaɡ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ siɛk 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPab.adNpast, bygone
- NPab.adSin former times
- NPabtimethe past
從前 cóng qián OC: dzoŋ dzeen MC: dzi̯oŋ dzen 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadNpast, previous
- VPadVformerly, in the past, before
乃往過去 nǎi wǎng guò qù OC: nɯɯʔ ɢʷaŋʔ klools khaʔ MC: nəi ɦi̯ɐŋ kʷɑ khi̯ɤ 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSa very long time ago
過去久遠 guò qù jiǔ yuǎn OC: klools khaʔ klɯʔ ɢʷanʔ MC: kʷɑ khi̯ɤ kɨu ɦi̯ɐn 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadSin the long distant past
鄉 xiāng 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabmoment just pastCH
- nadV(= xiang4 曏) in the past, beforeLZ
來 lái OC: m-rɯɯ MC: ləi 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vpostadVcolloquial suffix (continuative) "having V-ed"
先時 xiān shí OC: sɯɯn ɡljɯ MC: sen dʑɨ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSSHF 2.7.14 not too long ago
前日 qián rì OC: dzeen mljiɡ MC: dzen ȵit 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadVin the past days, the previous day
- NPtimeonce, in the past days
昨夜 zuó yè OC: dzaaɡ k-laɡs MC: dzɑk jɣɛ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadVlast night, yesterday during the night
當時 dāng shí OC: taaŋ ɡljɯ MC: tɑŋ dʑɨ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadV.postSat that time in the past (described in S)
始 shǐ OC: lʰɯʔ MC: ɕɨ 3 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Ant: 今/NOW
The current word for the present is jīn 今. Note 趙歧on Mencius: 孟子傷今時之君 "of his time, contemporary".
- Syntactic words
- vadVformerly; originally; in the past; in the old days
昔在 xī zài OC: sqaɡ sɡɯɯʔ MC: siɛk dzəi 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadSFormerly
嚮者 xiàng zhě MC: xjangH tsyaeX OC: qhaŋs kljaʔDS 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadVa moment agoCH
- PPadSrecentrecently; HDC: 剛才DS
鄉也 xiāng yě MC: xjang dzyoX OC: qhaŋ lalʔLZ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadV(= xiang4yě 曏也) before, not long agoLZ
遠 yuǎn OC: ɢʷanʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐn 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe distant in time, be far removed in time
頃 qǐng OC: khʷleŋʔ MC: khiɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD
Qǐng 頃 refer to the period a short time ago.
- Syntactic words
- nadStimeafter a short time; a short while ago
- nadV.postN{SUBJ}in times past (also: for generations????)
大上 dà shàng OC: daads ɡljaŋs MC: dɑi dʑi̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin the distant past; in high antiquity
太古 tài gǔ OC: thaads kaaʔ MC: thɑi kuo̝ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin high antiquity
往舊 wǎng jiù OC: ɢʷaŋʔ ɡus MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ gɨu 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPab{N1=N2}the past, what is past
往過去 wǎng guò qù OC: ɢʷaŋʔ klools khaʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ kʷɑ khi̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadVin the past
- VPadNof the past
乃往久遠 nǎi wǎng jiǔ yuǎn OC: nɯɯʔ ɢʷaŋʔ klɯʔ ɢʷanʔ MC: nəi ɦi̯ɐŋ kɨu ɦi̯ɐn 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSa very long time ago
古 gǔ MC: kuX OC: kaaʔCH 2 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Ant: 循/FOLLOW
Xún 循 is to follow certain guidelines or a certain prescribed path, as a matter of prudential strategy, and typically in a rather mechanical or habitual manner.
- Syntactic words
- nabthe pastCH
上 shàng OC: ɡljaŋʔ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- nabtimein antiquity
去 qù OC: khas MC: khi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- v[adN]the time/past which has gone > the past
中古 zhōng gǔ OC: krluŋ kaaʔ MC: ʈuŋ kuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabtimemiddle antiquity (see also 上古 "high antiquity")
先來 xiān lái OC: sɯɯn m-rɯɯ MC: sen ləi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadVbeforehand; from before; originally
先古 xiān gǔ OC: sɯɯn kaaʔ MC: sen kuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadNof ancient times
前時 qián shí OC: dzeen ɡljɯ MC: dzen dʑɨ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSHF 2.7.7: not so long ago
前者 qián zhě OC: dzeen kljaʔ MC: dzen tɕɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSformerly
古來 gǔ lái OC: kaaʔ m-rɯɯ MC: kuo̝ ləi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadNof ancient times
太上 tài shàng OC: thaads ɡljaŋs MC: thɑi dʑi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSIn the distant past
往世 wǎng shì OC: ɢʷaŋʔ lʰebs MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ ɕiɛi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabtimepast generations> the past
往日 wǎng rì OC: ɢʷaŋʔ mljiɡ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ ȵit 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadVin the past, formerly
日者 rì zhě OC: mljiɡ kljaʔ MC: ȵit tɕɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin those days
昔來 xī lái OC: sqaɡ m-rɯɯ MC: siɛk ləi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadSIn times past
昔時 xī shí OC: sqaɡ ɡljɯ MC: siɛk dʑɨ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin ancient times, formerly; some time ago
疇昔 chóu xī OC: du sqaɡ MC: ɖɨu siɛk 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabtimethe past
頃來 qǐng lái OC: khʷleŋʔ m-rɯɯ MC: khiɛŋ ləi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadVin the recent past; these days
從上以來 cóng shàng yǐ lái OC: dzoŋ ɡljaŋs k-lɯʔ m-rɯɯ MC: dzi̯oŋ dʑi̯ɐŋ jɨ ləi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadNfrom ancient times onwards
過去世中 guò qù shì zhōng OC: klools khas lʰebs krluŋ MC: kʷɑ khi̯ɤ ɕiɛi ʈuŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin worlds past
成 chéng OC: djeŋ MC: dʑiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNcompleted> past 成事 "bygone matters"
遂古 suì gǔ MC: zwijH kuX OC: sɢluds kaaʔCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPantiquityCH
往時 wǎng shí MC: hjwangX dzyi OC: ɢʷaŋʔ ɡljɯDS 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadVin the past; previouslyDS
上世 shàng shì MC: dzyangX -- OC: ɡljaŋʔ lʰebsLZ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPthe past worldLZ
大古 dà gǔ MC: dajH kuX OC: daads kaaʔLZ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NP(= tai4gu3 太古) remote antiquityLZ
故老 gù lǎo MC: kuH lawX OC: kaas ɡ-ruuʔVK 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VP(adN)old times, past timesVK
前世 qián shì MC: dzen -- OC: dzeen lʰebsDS 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin the past generationsDS
已往 yǐ wǎng MC: yiX hjwangX OC: k-lɯʔ ɢʷaŋʔDS 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabpast times;DS
泰古 tài gǔ MC: thajH kuX OC: thaads kaaʔCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPhigh antiquityCH
他日 tā rì OC: lʰaal mljiɡ MC: thɑ ȵit 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin bygone days
時 shí OC: ɡljɯ MC: dʑɨ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSIn the past; just the other day; some time ago
已曾 yǐ céng OC: k-lɯʔ dzɯɯŋ MC: jɨ dzəŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadVin the past already
往往 wǎng wǎng OC: ɢʷaŋʔ ɢʷaŋʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ ɦi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
日久 rì jiǔ OC: mljiɡ klɯʔ MC: ȵit kɨu 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPpostadVa long time ago
昔年 xī nián OC: sqaɡ niin MC: siɛk nen 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadV.postN{SUBJ}the other year; some years ago
昔日 xī rì OC: sqaɡ mljiɡ MC: siɛk ȵit 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPadSin the past
古今來 gǔ jīn lái OC: kaaʔ krɯm m-rɯɯ MC: kuo̝ kim ləi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadSfrom past times down to the present
本 běn OC: pɯɯnʔ MC: puo̝n 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nadSin the past
- nadVin the past
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