事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān

past is past; things have changed

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
境 jìng HSK 3
condition; circumstances; place
遷 qiān
to move; to change (a position or location etc); to shift