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Outdated in Chinese

outdated · HSK 6

过时 guò shí

  1. 过 guò to cross
  2. 时 shí time

这件衣服的样子已经过时了。 The style of this piece of clothing is already out of fashion.

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How do you say outdated in Chinese?

Outdated in Chinese is 过时 (guò shí).

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