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过人

guò rén · guo ren

Traditional 過人

Meaning

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  1. to surpass others; outstanding
  2. (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
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Got past, lost the ball

  1. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)我(wǒ)过人(guòrén)了(le)，你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)没有(méiyǒu)？

    I just got past a defender. Did you see it?

  2. Liangliang

    看到(kàndào)了(le)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)过人(guòrén)以后(yǐhòu)，球(qiú)掉(diào)了(le)。

    I saw it, but after you got past him, you dropped the ball.

  3. Dengdeng

    球(qiú)掉(diào)了(le)，人(rén)过(guò)了(le)，也(yě)算(suàn)成功(chénggōng)吧(ba)？

    The ball dropped, but I got past him. Still a success, right?

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，过人(guòrén)满分(mǎnfēn)，投篮(tóulán)零分(língfēn)。

    Okay then: full marks for getting past, zero for the shot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)音(yīn)乐(yuè)方(fāng)面(miàn)有(yǒu)过(guò)人(rén)的(de)天(tiān)赋(fù)。

He has outstanding talent in music.

02

这(zhè)名(míng)球(qiú)员(yuán)轻(qīng)松(sōng)过(guò)人(rén)了(le)两(liǎng)次(cì)。

This player easily got past his opponent twice.

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