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渡过

dù guò · du guo

Traditional 渡過

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to cross over
  2. to pass through
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Boat or bridge

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)渡过(dùguò)这条(zhètiáo)河(hé)？

    How do we cross this river?

  2. Liangliang

    坐船(zuòchuán)，船(chuán)就(jiù)在(zài)那里(nàli)。

    By boat. The boat is right there.

  3. Dengdeng

    渡过(dùguò)河(hé)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does it take to cross the river?

  4. Liangliang

    大概(dàgài)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    About five minutes.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，后面(hòumian)有(yǒu)一座(yīzuò)桥(qiáo)！

    Look, there's a bridge behind us!

  6. Liangliang

    走桥(zǒuqiáo)只要(zhǐyào)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)，不过(bùguò)坐船(zuòchuán)好玩(hǎowán)。

    The bridge takes only three minutes, but the boat is more fun.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)夏(xià)威(wēi)夷(yí)渡(dù)过(guò)了(le)圣(shèng)诞(dàn)。

We stayed in Hawaii over Christmas.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)靠(kào)朋(péng)友(you)的(de)帮(bāng)助(zhù)渡(dù)过(guò)了(le)那(nà)段(duàn)艰(jiān)难(nán)的(de)时(shí)期(qī)。

With his friends' help, he got through that difficult period.

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