过时 guòshí old-fashioned
old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
怎么记住“过时”: 过 to cross + 时 time = old-fashioned.
汉字
用法
- Out of date, no longer in fashion or current - 这个观念过时了 (zhège guānniàn guòshí le) this idea is outdated.
- Applies to fashion, technology, and ideas; opposite is 时髦 (shímáo) / 流行 (liúxíng) - 时髦的衣服 (shímáo de yīfu) trendy clothes.
- Also a literal sense of missing a set time (being past the deadline), but the "old-fashioned" meaning dominates.
例句
- 长发现在过时了。 Chángfà xiànzài guòshí le.Long hair is out of fashion now.
- 这种方法早已过时了。 Zhèzhǒng fāngfǎ zǎoyǐ guòshí le.Those kinds of methods are out of date.
- 他们的想法太过时了。 Tāmen de xiǎngfǎ tài guòshí le.Their way of thinking is behind the times.