往事

wǎng shì · wang shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. past events
  2. former happenings

In a sentence

2 examples
01

照(zhào)片(piàn)使(shǐ)我(wǒ)忆(yì)起(qǐ)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)往(wǎng)事(shì)。

The picture brought back a lot of memories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)次(cì)回(huí)到(dào)老(lǎo)家(jiā),他(tā)都(dōu)会(huì)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)童(tóng)年(nián)的(de)往(wǎng)事(shì)。

Every time he returns to his hometown, he recalls events from his childhood.

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