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过时

guò shí · guo shi

Traditional 過時

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. old-fashioned
  2. out of date
  3. to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
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An old phone

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)过时(guòshí)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is my phone out of date?

  2. Dengdeng

    有点(yǒudiǎn)。这是(zhèshì)十年前(shíniánqián)的(de)手机(shǒujī)。

    A bit. It's from ten years ago.

  3. Liangliang

    过时(guòshí)就(jiù)过时(guòshí)，我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    Out of date is fine. I like it.

  4. Dengdeng

    还(hái)能(néng)用(yòng)吗(ma)？

    Does it still work?

  5. Liangliang

    能用(néngyòng)！而且(érqiě)过时(guòshí)的(de)手机(shǒujī)，没人(méirén)想(xiǎng)借(jiè)。

    It works! And nobody wants to borrow an outdated phone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)太(tài)过(guò)时(shí)了(le)。

Their way of thinking is behind the times.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)种(zhǒng)表(biǎo)达(dá)方(fāng)式(shì)已(yǐ)经(jīng)过(guò)时(shí)了(le)。

That expression is archaic.

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

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