"The past" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 早日 | zǎo rì | soon / at an early date / the early days / the past |   |
| 往前 | wǎng qián | (in) the past / ahead / forward / in the future | |
| 往日 | wǎng rì | former days / the past | |
| 往昔 | wǎng xī | the past | |
| 前尘 | qián chén | the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism) | |
| 既往 | jì wǎng | past / bygone / the past | |
| 已往 | yǐ wǎng | the past | |
| 昔 |  xī | former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2] | |
