以往
yǐ wǎng
Pinyin

Definition

以往
 - 
yǐ wǎng
  1. in the past
  2. formerly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以
yǐ
  1. 1 old variant of 以[yǐ]
以后
yǐ hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 later
  3. 3 afterwards
  4. 4 following
  5. 5 later on
  6. 6 in the future
以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
所以
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 the reason why
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
以上
yǐ shàng
  1. 1 that level or higher
  2. 2 that amount or more
  3. 3 the above-mentioned
  4. 4 (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
以下
yǐ xià
  1. 1 that level or lower
  2. 2 that amount or less
  3. 3 the following
以来
yǐ lái
  1. 1 since (a previous event)
以免
yǐ miǎn
  1. 1 in order to avoid
  2. 2 so as not to
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
以及
yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
以外
yǐ wài
  1. 1 apart from
  2. 2 other than
  3. 3 except for
  4. 4 external
  5. 5 outside of
  6. 6 on the other side of
  7. 7 beyond
以往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 in the past
  2. 2 formerly
以至于
yǐ zhì yú
  1. 1 down to
  2. 2 up to
  3. 3 to the extent that...
前往
qián wǎng
  1. 1 to leave for
  2. 2 to proceed towards
  3. 3 to go
向往
xiàng wǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for
  2. 2 to look forward to
往
wǎng
  1. 1 to go (in a direction)
  2. 2 to
  3. 3 towards
  4. 4 (of a train) bound for
  5. 5 past
  6. 6 previous

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
  1. 1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)

Sample Sentences

悟以往之不谏，知来者之可追，是迷途其未远，觉今是而昨非。”是陶渊明的《归去来兮辞》赠与爱妻共勉。
wù yǐwǎng zhī bù jiàn ，zhī láizhě zhī kě zhuī ，shì mítú qí wèi yuǎn ，jué jīn shì ér zuó fēi 。”shì Táo Yuānmíng de 《guīqùláixī cí 》zèngyǔ àiqī gòngmiǎn 。
"There is nothing to be done to remedy mistakes in the past, but knowing this means that things can be remedied in the future. I haven't strayed too far off the path, and I've already realized today's right and yesterday's wrongs." was Tao Yuanming's exhortation to his loving wife in his poem 'Returning Home'.
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哈哈，得奖之后我们接到的案子的确比以往高出三倍。
hāhā ，déjiǎng zhīhòu wǒmen jiēdào de ànzi díquè bǐ yǐwǎng gāochū sān bèi 。
Ha ha, after winning the prize we have indeed received three times the amount of cases.
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从1月1日起，《中华人民共和国电子商务法》（以下简称电商法）正式实施，以往靠“人肉”通关带货的微商都将成为电商经营者中的一员需要办理市场主体登记，履行纳税义务。
cóng yī yuè yī rìqǐ ，《ZhōnghuáRénmínGònghéguó diànzǐshāngwùfǎ 》（yǐxià jiǎnchēng diànshāngfǎ ）zhèngshì shíshī ，yǐwǎng kào “rénròu ”tōngguān dàihuò de wēishāng dōu jiāng chéngwéi diànshāng jīngyíngzhě zhōng de yīyuán xūyào bànlǐ Shìchǎngzhǔtǐ dēngjì ，lu:3xíng nàshuì yìwù 。
From January 1st, the People's Republic of China Electronic Commerce Law (hereinafter referred to as the E-commerce Law) is officially implemented. In the past, the micro-businesses that have relied on people to carry goods and clear customs will come under e-commerce operators and they have to register as market entities and fulfill their tax obligations.
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是吗？真想不到我们成天说的“社会”还有这么个故事。其实，现在汉语里新词越来越多了。有些人担心，长此以往汉语会变得不纯粹了。
shì ma ？zhēn xiǎngbudào wǒmen chéngtiān shuō de “shèhuì ”hái yǒu zhème ge gùshi 。qíshí ，xiànzài hànyǔ lǐ xīn cí yuèláiyuè duō le 。yǒuxiē rén dānxīn ，chángcǐyǐwǎng hànyǔ huì biànde bù chúncuì le 。
Really? I had no idea that the word ''society" that we talk about day in and day out had such a story. Actually, there are more new words in Chinese all the time. Some people are worried that if it goes on like this, Chinese will become impure.
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是啊。从本质上来说，以往的商业模式大多是B2C，企业和厂商决定产品形态，消费者选择接受或不接受。而众筹则相反，通过消费者的体验或意见来决定产品的形态。
shì a 。cóng běnzhì shàng láishuō ，yǐwǎng de shāngyè móshì dàduō shì B2C ，qǐyè hé chǎngshāng juédìng chǎnpǐn xíngtài ，xiāofèizhě xuǎnzé jiēshòu huò bù jiēshòu 。ér zhòngchóu zé xiāngfǎn ，tōngguò xiāofèizhě de tǐyàn huò yìjiàn lái juédìng chǎnpǐn de xíngtài 。
Yeah. Essentially, the business model in the past was that B2C, enterprises and manufacturers would determine the range of products and the consumer would choose to accept it or not. But crowdfunding is the opposite, the consumer's experience or opinion decides the range of products.
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好！在场地方面，为什么不选择超市大卖场？以往我们都设在这些地方。
hǎo ！zài chǎngdì fāngmiàn ，wèishénme bù xuǎnzé chāoshì dàmàicháng ？yǐwǎng wǒmen dōu shè zài zhèxiē dìfang 。
OK! For the site, why didn't you choose a supermarket? In the past we've always set up at those kinds of places.
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以往
yǐwǎng
in the past
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我以往的情人
wǒ yǐwǎng de qíngrén
my former lover
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以往的比赛
yǐwǎng de bǐsài
past competitions
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那你今年要失望了，他拍了一部武侠传奇片，完全颠覆了以往的风格。我真不明白为什么中国导演现在一窝蜂地去拍这类电影。还是王家卫坚持自我，不同题材都能拍得非常有自己的个性。
nà nǐ jīnnián yào shīwàng le ，tā pāi le yī bù wǔxiá chuánqí piàn ，wánquán diānfù le yǐwǎng de fēnggé 。wǒ zhēn bù míngbai wèishénme Zhōngguó dǎoyǎn xiànzài yīwōfēngde qù pāi zhèlèi diànyǐng 。háishì wángjiāwèi jiānchí zìwǒ ，bùtóng tícái dōu néng pāi de fēicháng yǒu zìjǐ de gèxìng 。
Well, this year you are going to be disappointed because he shot a medieval period style film instead. It's completely different from his previous style. I really don't understand why all the Chinese directors are flocking to this type of film now. Wang Kar-wai has stayed true to himself. He can make movies about different themes that all have his own personal ``stamp."
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