一去不复返

Traditional: 一去不復返

yī qù bù fù fǎn

Dictionary entry

gone forever

What does 一去不复返 mean?

一去不复返 (yī qù bù fù fǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1gone forever

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 去qùto go · to go to (a place)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-复fùto go and return · to return 返fǎnto return (to)

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一去不复返

yī qù bù fù fǎn

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