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  • 1

    v.cross; pass

    • tā zhàn dào yī biān ràng wǒ men guò qù

      我们

      He stood aside for us to pass.

    • yě yíng bù duì yào cóng zán men cūn guò

      野营部队咱们

      The troops will be passing through our village on their camping trip.

    • liè chē fēi chí ér guò

      列车

      The train whooshed past.

  • 2

    v.spend (time); pass (time)

    • jià qī guò de zěn yàng

      假期怎样

      How did you spend your holiday?

    • jīn tiān guò de fēi cháng yú kuài

      今天非常愉快

      It's been a very pleasant day.

    • tā lí kāi le yī duàn shí jiān zài dà lián guò xià tiān

      离开时间大连夏天

      She has been away, spending the summer in Dalian.

  • 3

    v.exceed; go beyond; surpass

    • shù zhǎng de guò le fáng

      The tree has grown taller than the house.

    • rì chǎn guò wàn dūn

      The output per day is over 10,000 tons.

    • xiǎo xīn bié zuò guò le zhàn

      小心

      Be sure you don't go past your station.

  • 4

    v.undergo a process; go through; go over

    • zán men bǎ zhè piān gǎo zi zài guò yī biàn

      咱们稿子

      Let's go over the draft once again.

    • nín guò gè shù

      You take a count.

    • bǎ yī shang guò yī xià shuǐ

      衣裳

      Run your clothes through the water.

  • 5

    n.fault; mistake; demerit; error

    • rén jiē yǒu guò

      Every man has his faults.

    • gōng dà yú guò

      One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.

    • gǒu yǒu guò rén bì zhī zhī

      Whenever I make a mistake, other people are sure to notice it.

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  • 6

    v.(used after a verb plus 得) better than; deserve

    • yào shuō pǎo zán men shuí yě bǐ bù guò tā

      咱们

      None of us can run as fast as he can.

    • tā zhè ge rén xìn de guò

      这个

      He is a person one can trust.

    • wǒ shuō bù guò tā

      I can't outargue her.

  • 7

    measure wordtime

    • mǐ yǐ jīng táo le sān guò le

      已经

      The rice has been washed for three times.

    • wǒ yòu chóng xīn dú le yī guò

      重新

      I have read it once more

    • yī fu yǐ jīng xǐ le sān guò le

      衣服已经

      The clothes has been washed three times already.

Words and phrases with 过

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "guō", "过" is used as a surname; when pronounced as "guo", it is used as an auxiliary word.

Similar-form characters to 过