事过境迁 shì guò jìng qiān

things have changed; it’s in the past now

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 44781st word

Definitions

  1. 1. The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2. It is water under the bridge.

Characters

Character Meaning
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
过 guò HSK 2
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
境 jìng HSK 3
condition; circumstances; place
迁 qiān HSK 6
to move; to change (a position or location etc); to shift