(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)[cedict]
过去
guò quㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩ˙
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]
really and truly[cedict]
aim; clear[cedict]
年间
nián jiānㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)[cedict]
许多
xǔ duōㄒㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄛ
many; a lot of; much[cedict]
事物
shì wùㄕˋ ㄨˋ
thing; object[cedict]
都
dōuㄉㄡ
dūㄉㄨ
all; both (if two things are involved); entirely (due to) each; even; already[cedict]
capital city; metropolis; surname Du[cedict]
被
bèiㄅㄟˋ
by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses); to cover; to wear[cedict]
剔除
(n) removal (in surgery)[edict]
出
chūㄔㄨ
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to occur; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc[cedict]