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过

guò · guo/guo/Guō · guo

Traditional 過

HSK 1Old HSK 4

Meaning

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guò 過

  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-

guo 過

  1. (experienced action marker)

Guō 過

  1. surname Guo
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In a conversation

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Have you been to Shanghai?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)去(qù)过(guò)上海(shànghǎi)吗(ma)？

    Have you ever been to Shanghai?

  2. Dengdeng

    去(qù)过(guò)！我(wǒ)去(qù)过(guò)两次(liǎngcì)。

    Yes! I've been twice.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)去(qù)过(guò)。上海(shànghǎi)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Really? I haven't been yet. How is Shanghai?

  4. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)大(dà)，很(hěn)漂亮(piàoliang)。但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)是(shì)在(zài)电视上(diànshìshàng)看(kàn)的(de)。

    Big and pretty. But I watched it on TV.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)不(bù)算(suàn)去(qù)过(guò)！

    That doesn't count as having been!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)周(zhōu)末(mò)去(qù)爬(pá)山(shān)，顺(shùn)便(biàn)过(guò)一(yì)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)河(hé)。

We go hiking on the weekend and also cross a small river along the way.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)坐(zuò)地(dì)铁(tiě)过(guò)江(jiāng)去(qù)上(shàng)班(bān)。

He takes the subway across the river to work every day.

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