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过去

guò qù · guo qu/guò qu · guo qu

Traditional 過去

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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guò qù 過去

  1. (in the) past; former; previous
  2. to go over; to pass by

guò qu 過去

  1. (verb suffix)
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The red light again

  1. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)家(jiā)新(xīn)书店(shūdiàn)，我们(wǒmen)过去(guòqù)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    There's a new bookshop ahead. Let's go over and take a look.

  2. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)要(yào)过(guò)马路(mǎlù)。

    But we have to cross the road.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)红灯(hóngdēng)，等(děng)一下(yīxià)再(zài)过去(guòqù)。

    It's a red light now. Wait a bit, then go over.

  4. Liangliang

    绿灯(lǜdēng)了(le)，快(kuài)过去(guòqù)！

    Green light! Hurry across!

  5. Dengdeng

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)的(de)鞋带(xiédài)开(kāi)了(le)！

    Wait, my shoelace is undone!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，灯(dēng)又(yòu)红(hóng)了(le)。

    Look, the light turned red again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)想(xiǎng)知(zhī)道(dào)我(wǒ)们(men)会(huì)几(jǐ)时(shí)过(guò)去(qù)帮(bāng)她(tā)。

Mary wants to know when we're going to come over and help her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CF · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

反(fǎn)正(zhèng)事(shì)情(qing)已(yǐ)过(guò)去(qù)了(le)，那(nà)不(bú)用(yòng)再(zài)提(tí)了(le)。

Anyway the event has already passed, there is no point in mentioning it again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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过
guò

to cross; to go over

去
qù

to go; to go to (a place)

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