往 岁

wǎng suìdictionary entry

in former years / in olden days

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

往歲往岁 [wang3 sui4] /in former years/in olden days/

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Other forms in these source records: 往歲

往
wǎng
to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous
岁
suì
variant of 歲|岁[suì], year / years old / classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)

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