This is the 7656th most frequent Chinese word.
过时
Outdated; obsolete.
The term '过时' (guò shí) is used here to describe the phone's design as no longer in line with current fashion or trends, often suggesting an aesthetic or functional obsolescence.
这款手机的设计显得有些过时了。
The design of this phone seems somewhat outdated.
In this example, '过时' critiques certain traditional ideas as being unsuitable or irrelevant in the context of contemporary societal changes.
那些过时的观念已经不适应现代社会了。
Those outdated concepts are no longer suitable for modern society.
Here, '过时' is negated to emphasize that the information or insights shared in the book retain relevance and accuracy despite the passage of time.