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过不去

guò bu qù · guo bu qu

Traditional 過不去

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to make life difficult for
  2. to embarrass
  3. unable to make it through
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The narrow alley

  1. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)胡同(hútòng)太(tài)窄(zhǎi)了(le)，车(chē)过不去(guòbuqù)。

    This alley is too narrow. The car cannot get through.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)车(chē)停(tíng)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)，走(zǒu)过去(guòqù)吧(ba)。

    Then let us park outside and walk over.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，前面(qiánmiàn)那辆(nàliàng)三轮车(sānlúnchē)也(yě)过不去(guòbuqù)。

    Look, the tricycle ahead cannot get through either.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)是不是(shìbùshì)跟(gēn)我们(wǒmen)过不去(guòbuqù)啊(a)？

    Is he out to make life hard for us?

  5. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，他的(tāde)车(chē)上(shàng)放着(fàngzhe)一张(yīzhāng)大床(dàchuáng)。

    No, he has a big bed on his tricycle.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)路(lù)太(tài)窄(zhǎi)，汽(qì)车(chē)过(guò)不(bu)去(qù)。

This path is too narrow; the car can't get through.

02

他(tā)故(gù)意(yì)为(wéi)难(nán)我(wǒ)，总(zǒng)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)过(guò)不(bu)去(qù)。

He deliberately makes things hard for me and is always giving me a hard time.

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