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往事如烟 Pronunciation and Pinyin

往事如烟 Usage and Examples

The past is like smoke.

The past is gone.

The characters in 往事如烟

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
往
wǎng8go towards
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
如
rú6like, as, if
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist

More words starting with 往

  • wǎng往shàng上zuān钻drill up, burrow up
  • wǎng往xià下down, downwards
  • wǎng往xià下diào掉fall, drop
  • wǎng往xià下liú流flow down, run down
  • wǎng往shì事past events or things from the past
  • wǎng往chū出kǒu口zǒu走Go to the exit, Head to the exit
  • wǎng往qián前forward, ahead
  • wǎng往qián前zǒu走Walk forward, Go forward
  • wǎng往gǔ古in ancient times
  • wáng往gǔ古zhī之rén人ancient people, people of ancient times
  • wǎng往yòu右To the right, Right
  • wǎng往hòu后from now on; in the future

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Questions about 往事如烟

What does 往事如烟 mean in Chinese?

往事如烟 (wǎng shì rú yān) means “the past is like smoke, the past is gone”.

How do you pronounce 往事如烟?

往事如烟 is pronounced wǎng shì rú yān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “The past is like smoke.” in Chinese?

“The past is like smoke.” is 往事如烟 (wǎng shì rú yān) in Chinese.

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