往者

往者

Chinese

		toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad. (往者)		往	者

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎngzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁵ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǎngzhě [Phonetic: wángzhě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangjee
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngjhě
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁵ ze²
    • Yale: wóhng jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁵ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁵ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

往者

1. (literary) past actions; past events
2. (literary) the past; past times; former times

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 往者

以前 (yǐqián) 先前 (xiānqián) 先行 (xiānxíng) (literary) 前往 (qiánwǎng) (literary) 古者 (gǔzhě) (archaic) 向來／向来 (xiànglái) (archaic) 嘗／尝 (cháng) (literary, or used in compounds) 在前 (zàiqián) 家先 (Hakka) 往擺／往摆 (Min Nan) 往擺仔／往摆仔 (Min Nan) 往過／往过 (Min Nan)

往過仔／往过仔 (Min Nan) 從前／从前 (cóngqián) 早先 (zǎoxiān) 早年所 (Min Nan) 早時／早时 (Min Nan) 昔日 (xīrì) (literary) 昔時／昔时 (xīshí) (literary) 曾 (céng) 曾經／曾经 (céngjīng) 當初／当初 (dāngchū) 過前／过前 (Hainanese)

Derived terms

往者不可及，來者猶可待／往者不可及，来者犹可待 (wǎngzhě bùkějí láizhě yóu kědài dài)