in the past; once; used to; the past | Word | Taiwan Sing Language Gleaning

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in the past; once; used to; the past

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肩及肩上

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Action description

Open one hand with the fingers pointing skywards and the palm facing inwards. Wave the sign from your front to your back while passing your shoulder.

This is to signify time that has gone by.

Example sentence

We have been close for a long time. We have been doing Tai Chi for more than 20 years. We met each other when we were doing Tai Chi. As time passed, we became closer and closer. People here know we are close like brothers.
Both of our families have lived in Baihe for a long time. We were born and grew up here.
Our house collapsed in that earthquake. I wasn’t here at that time because I went to Chiayi. I went to Chiayi around 6 o’clock to buy things like shoe soles and shoe oil. I drove to Chiayi and when it was around 8 o'clock, the earthquake happened and some buildings had collapsed. So I returned home immediately.
No, this house is new. I was talking about the old one made from wood.
It was long time ago./It has been a long time. The earthquake happened in 1964. Let me use the calculator. Oh, it was 44 years ago.

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