过 (過)
guò
Pinyin

Definition

过 (過)
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guò
  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-
过 (過)
 - 
guo
  1. (experienced action marker)
过 (過)
 - 
Guò
  1. surname Guo

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

  1. 1 big
  2. 2 hunger
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 hungry-looking

Related Words (20)

bù guò
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 no more than
  4. 4 but
  5. 5 however
  6. 6 anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
  7. 7 cannot be more (after adjectival)
chāo guò
  1. 1 to surpass
  2. 2 to exceed
  3. 3 to outstrip
Guò
  1. 1 surname Guo
guò qù
  1. 1 (in the) past
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 to go over
  5. 5 to pass by
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year

Idioms (20)

三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
不求有功,但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不过尔尔
bù guò ěr ěr
  1. 1 not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre
  2. 2 nothing out of the ordinary
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times

Sample Sentences

王总,这份合同草案请您过目,看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ,zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ,kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
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在我们厂里,所有产品都会经过测试跟抽检。
zài wǒmen chǎng lǐ ,suǒyǒu chǎnpǐn dōu huì jīngguò cèshì gēn chōujiǎn 。
At our factory, all our products will be tested and spot checked.
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我去过欧洲,但只是走马看花。
wǒ qù guò Ōuzhōu ,dàn zhǐshì zǒumǎkànhuā 。
I have been to Europe, but only rushed through things.
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老板,过奖了。这是我应该做的。
lǎobǎn ,guòjiǎng le 。zhè shì wǒ yīnggāi zuò de 。
Boss, you’re overcomplimenting me. This my responsibility.
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他姓差名不多,是各省各县各村人氏。你一定见过他,一定听过别人谈起他。
tā xìng chā míng bùduō ,shì gè shěng gè xiàn gè cūn rénshì 。nǐ yīdìng jiàn guò tā ,yīdìng tīng guò biéren tán qǐ tā 。
His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.
过年的时候,到处都车水马龙。
guònián de shíhou ,dàochù dōu chēshuǐmǎlóng 。
During Chinese New Year, there is traffic congestion everywhere.
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不过我们还是得好好加油。
bùguò wǒmen háishi děi hǎohǎo jiāyóu 。
But we still have to try our best.
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他前天来过,昨天又来了。
tā qiántiān lái guò ,zuótiān yòu lái le 。
He came the day before and he came again yesterday.
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一年又一年过去了,她长大了,变得越来越美丽。
yīniányòuyīnián guòqù le ,tā zhǎngdà le ,biànde yuèláiyuè měilì 。
One year after another, she’s grown up to be more and more beautiful.
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他说话有口无心,别难过。
tā shuōhuà yǒukǒuwúxīn ,bié nánguò 。
He talks without thinking first. Don’t be sad.
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