indicates that something happened in the past
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesauxiliary word
indicates that something happened in the past; emphasizes a past event or state
informalUsed at the end of a sentence in spoken Chinese to inquire about or emphasize a past event or state that the speaker considers relevant to the current conversation. It often implies the speaker believes the listener should remember or be aware of it. Cannot be used with specific past time references like '昨天'.
Nǐ你
gāng刚
cái才
shuō说
shén什
me么
lái来
zhe着
?
What did you just say?
Tā他
qù去
nián年
dōng冬
tiān天
hái还
huí回
jiā家
lái来
zhe着
。
He came home last winter (I remember it happening).
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Nǐ你
wàng忘
jì记
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
bà爸
ba爸
zěn怎
me么
jiào教
dǎo导
zán咱
men们
lái来
zhe着
?
Have you forgotten how Dad taught us when we were kids?
Wǒ我
men们
shàng上
gè个
yuè月
hái还
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
pá爬
shān山
lái来
zhe着
。
We went hiking together just last month.
Zhè这
gè个
dì地
fang方
yǐ以
qián前
bù不
shì是
yǒu有
gè个
gōng公
yuán园
lái来
zhe着
?
Wasn't there a park here before?