事过境迁 shì guò jìng qiān

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
过 guò
HSK 2
pass, pass through, go across
境 jìng
HSK 3
boundary, frontier; area, region
迁 qiān
HSK 6
move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city