shì
guò
jìng
qiān

idiom
common

Meaning of 事过境迁

事过境迁 means the matter has passed and the circumstances have changed; things are no longer as they were. Pronounced shì guò jìng qiān.

  • the matter has passed and the circumstances have changed; things are no longer as they were

Definitions & Examples

Shì
guò
jìng
qiān
 
dāng
nián
de
ēn
yuàn
zǎo
yān
xiāo
yún
sàn
 

Circumstances have changed, and the old grudges have long since vanished into thin air.

jīn
shì
guò
jìng
qiān
 
zài
yuàn
hèn
 

Now that times have changed, he no longer harbors any resentment.

Shì
guò
jìng
qiān
 
huí
xiǎng
lái
zhǐ
jué
de
xiào
 

With the passage of time, looking back on it now just seems laughable.