Word: 过 (guo, guò, guō)

你确知你还从未遇见过她？

Nǐ què zhī nǐ hái cóngwèi yùjiànguo tā?

You're certain that you've never met her before?

你碰见过她了吗？

Nǐ pèngjiànguo tā le ma?

Did you meet her?

你答应过，会照顾他们的。

Nǐ dāyingguo, huì zhàogu tāmen de.

You promised to take care of them.

你答应过孩子，就应该守信。

Nǐ dāyingguo háizi, jiù yīnggāi shǒuxìn.

You promised the child, so you should keep your promise.

你答应过我，要守信啊！

Nǐ dāyingguo wǒ, yào shǒuxìn a!

You promised me, so keep your word!

你结过婚吗？

Nǐ jié guò hūn ma?

Did you ever get married?

你统计过今天来了多少位客人吗？

Nǐ tǒngjìguo jīntiān láile duōshǎo wèi kèrén ma?

Have you counted how many guests came today?

你要为自己做过的事情负责。

Nǐ yào wèi zìjǐ zuòguo de shìqing fùzé.

You should be responsible for your actions.

你见过他吗？

Nǐ jiànguo tā ma?

Have you seen him before?

你见过做香肠吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zuò xiāngcháng ma?

Have you ever seen sausage being made?

你见过农村的炊烟吗？

Nǐ jiànguo nóngcūn de chuīyān ma?

Have you ever seen the smoke from kitchen chimneys in the countryside?

你见过喀斯特洞穴吗？

Nǐ jiànguo kāsītè dòngxué ma?

Have you ever seen a karst cave?

你见过在北极生活的白熊吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zài běijí shēnghuó de báixióng ma?

Have you ever seen the white bears that live in the Arctic?

你见过我们学校的院长吗？

Nǐ jiànguo wǒmen xuéxiào de yuànzhǎng ma?

Have you ever met the dean of our school?

你见过新来的那货了吗？

Nǐ jiànguo xīn lái de nà huò le ma?

Have you met the new court jester?

你见过新郎的父母吗？

Nǐ jiànguo xīnláng de fùmǔ ma?

Have you met the groom's parents?

你见过日晷吗？

Nǐ jiànguo rìguǐ ma?

Have you ever seen a sundial?

你见过白色的孔雀吗？

Nǐ jiànguo báisè de kǒngquè ma?

Have you ever seen a white peacock?

你见过真的企鹅吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde qǐ'é ma?

Have you ever seen a real penguin?

你见过真的熊猫吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde xióngmāo ma?

Have you ever seen a real panda?

你见过真的犀牛吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde xīniú ma?

Have you ever seen a real rhinoceros?

你见过真的鳄鱼吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde èyú ma?

Have you ever seen a real alligator?

你见过石头做的麒麟吗？

Nǐ jiànguo shítou zuò de qílín ma?

Have you ever seen a qilin made of stone?

你见过虎符是什么样子的吗？

Nǐ jiànguo hǔfú shì shénme yàngzi de ma?

Have you ever seen what a tiger tally looks like?

你见过这么新奇的东西吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhème xīnqí de dōngxi ma?

Have you ever seen anything this novel?

你见过这张照片上的男人吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhè zhāng zhàopiān shàng de nánrén ma?

Have you ever seen the man in this photo?

你见过鹅吃草吗？

Nǐ jiànguo é chī cǎo ma?

Have you ever seen a goose eating grass?

你观察过月亮每天的样子吗？

Nǐ guāncháguo yuèliang měitiān de yàngzi ma?

Have you ever observed how the moon looks each day?

你说得绘声绘色，像亲眼见过！

Nǐ shuō de huìshēnghuìsè, xiàng qīn yǎnjiàn guo!

You tell it so vividly, as if you had seen it with your own eyes!

你读过中国古典小说吗？

Nǐ dúguo Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō ma?

Have you read any classical Chinese novels?

你读过他的传记吗？

Nǐ dúguo tā de zhuànjì ma?

Have you read his biography?

你读过先秦时代的哲学书吗？

Nǐ dúguo xiānqín shídài de zhéxué shū ma?

Have you read any philosophy books from the pre-Qin era?

你读过关于三国的小说吗？

Nǐ dúguo guānyú Sānguó de xiǎoshuō ma?

Have you read any novels about the Three Kingdoms?

你读过关于扁鹊的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo guānyú Biǎn Què de shū ma?

Have you read any books about Bian Que?

你读过司马迁写的故事吗？

Nǐ dúguo Sīmǎ Qiān xiě de gùshi ma?

Have you ever read the stories written by Sima Qian?

你读过哪些中国名著？

Nǐ dúguo nǎxiē Zhōngguó míngzhù?

Which Chinese literary classics have you read?

你读过哪些儒家经书？

Nǐ dúguo nǎxiē rújiā jīngshū?

Which Confucian classics have you read?

你读过孙子写的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo sūnzi xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Sunzi wrote?

你读过李时珍写的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo Lǐ Shízhēn xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Li Shizhen wrote?

你读过楚辞里的哪一篇？

Nǐ dúguo Chǔcí lǐ de nǎ yìpiān?

Which piece from the Songs of Chu have you read?

你读过这本书了吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn shū le ma?

Have you read this book already?

你读过这本书吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn shū ma?

Have you read this book yet?

你读过这本小说的序吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō de xù ma?

Have you read the preface to this novel?

你读过那位老校长的回忆录吗？

Nǐ dúguo nà wèi lǎo xiàozhǎng de huíyìlù ma?

Have you read that old principal's memoir?

你赢过好多比赛。

Nǐ yíngguo hǎoduō bǐsài.

You won many competitions.

你过得好，我就欣慰了。

Nǐ guò de hǎo, wǒ jiù xīnwèile.

As long as you're doing well, I'm content.

你过阳历生日还是农历生日？

Nǐ guò yánglì shēngrì háishi nónglì shēngrì?

Do you celebrate your birthday by the Western calendar or the lunar calendar?

你这周末在波士顿过吗？

Nǐ zhè zhōumò zài Bōshìdùn guò ma?

Are you going to be in Boston this weekend?

假期过得开心吗？

Jiàqī guò de kāixīn ma?

Did you enjoy your holiday?

假期里我想过得悠闲一点。

Jiàqī lǐ wǒ xiǎngguo de yōuxián yìdiǎn.

During the holiday I want to have a more relaxed time.

假设李先生从来没来过这里的话，那他怎么可能是凶手呢？

Jiǎshè Lǐ xiānsheng cóngláiméi láiguo zhèlǐ dehuà, nà tā zěnme kěnéng shì xiōngshǒu ne?

Supposing Mr Li had never been here, then how could he be the killer?

其实他没去过美国。

Qíshí tā méi qùguo Měiguó.

He hasn't actually been to America.

兹证明他在本店工作过。

Zī zhèngmíng tā zài běn diàn gōngzuòguo.

This is to certify that he has worked at this store.

养不教,父之过

yǎng bú jiào,fù zhī guò

to feed without teaching is the father's fault

冬至已过，来日方长

dōngzhì yǐ guò, láirìfāngcháng

the winter solstice has passed, the coming days grow long

几个无赖在街边拦住了过路的人。

Jǐ ge wúlài zài jiē biān lánzhùleguò lù de rén.

A few hoodlums stopped passersby on the street.

刚过门的媳妇，扭扭捏捏

gāng guò mén de xífù, niǔniǔ-niēniē

a bride just arrived at her husband's home: awkward and bashful

医生也许这么说过。

Yīshēng yěxǔ zhème shuōguo.

The doctor may have said so.

医生可能说过。

Yīshēng kěnéng shuōguo.

The doctor may have said so.

历代皇帝都住过这里。

Lìdài huángdì dōu zhùguo zhèlǐ.

Emperors of every dynasty have lived here.

历史书上写过很多次蝗灾。

Lìshǐ shū shàng xiěguo hěn duōcì huángzāi.

History books describe locust plagues many times.

历年的考试题我都做过。

Lìnián de kǎoshì tí wǒ dōu zuòguo.

I've done the exam papers from all the past years.

历来的考试，他都没迟到过。

Lìlái de kǎoshì, tā dōu méi chídàoguo.

In every exam so far, he has never been late.

又过了一天了。

Yòu guò le yì tiān le.

Another day gone by.

古人很早就算过圆周率。

Gǔrén hěn zǎo jiùsuànguo yuánzhōulǜ.

People in ancient times calculated pi very early on.

只有亲身经历过，才知道有多难。

Zhǐyǒu qīnshēn jīnglì guò, cái zhīdào yǒu duōnàn.

Only after experiencing it first-hand do you know how hard it is.

吃过午饭后，她准备好要出门了。

Chīguo wǔfàn hòu, tā zhǔnbèi hǎo yào chūménle.

After she had lunch, she got ready to go out.

听说您已经跟中介公司联系过了。

Tīngshuō nín yǐjīng gēn zhōngjiè gōngsī liánxì guo le.

I hear you've already contacted the broker.

吸烟过多可致肺病。

Xīyānguo duō kě zhì fèibìng.

Smoking too much can lead to lung disease.

吹口哨儿过坟地,自己给自己壮胆

chuīkǒushào ér guò féndì,zìjǐ gěi zìjǐ zhuàngdǎn

whistling while passing a graveyard: giving yourself courage

和他在一起我就没觉得舒服过。

Hé tā zài yìqǐ wǒ jiù méi juéde shūfuguo.

I have never felt comfortable when I'm with him.

咖啡因摄入过多会睡不着。

Kāfēiyīn shèrùguo duō huì shuì bù zháo.

Too much caffeine consumption can keep you from sleeping.

哥伦布到美洲几百年以前，维京人已经到过。

Gēlúnbù dào Měizhōu jǐ bǎinián yǐqián, Wéijīngrén yǐjīng dàoguo.

Several hundred years before Columbus got there, the Vikings had already been to the Americas.

唱戏还要有个过场

chàngxì hái yào yǒu ge guò chǎng

even an opera needs an interlude scene

嚼过的馒头，没味道

jiáoguo de mántou, méi wèidao

a chewed-over steamed bun: no taste

在德国过得如何？

Zài Déguó guò de rúhé?

How's life in Germany?

在德国过得怎么样？

Zài Déguó guò de zěnmeyàng?

How's life in Germany?

地震时怎么做，我们演练过。

Dìzhèn shí zěnme zuò, wǒmen yǎnliànguo.

We have drilled what to do during an earthquake.

坐轮船过江要多长时间？

Zuò lúnchuán guò Jiāng yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take to cross the river by steamer?

塞翁失马的故事你听过吗？

Sàiwēngshīmǎ de gùshi nǐ tīngguo ma?

Have you heard the story of the old man who lost his horse?

夏天过得怎么样？

Xiàtiān guò de zěnmeyàng?

How was your summer?

外婆现在过得很快活。

Wàipó xiànzài guò de hěn kuàihuo.

Grandma is living very happily these days.

大河边的小鸟儿,见过些风浪

dà hébiān de xiǎo niǎor,jiànguo xiē fēnglàng

a little bird by the big river: has seen some wind and waves

天上鸟儿飞，地下影儿过

tiānshàng niǎor fēi, dìxià yǐngr guò

a bird flies in the sky, its shadow passes on the ground

太阳晒过的被子暖烘烘的。

Tàiyang shàiguo de bèizi nuǎnhōnghōng de.

A quilt that's been in the sun is nice and warm.

夫妻俩共过患难。

Fūqī liǎ gòng guò huànnàn.

The husband and wife went through hardships together.

失业以后，他过得很狼狈。

Shīyè yǐhòu, tā guò de hěn lángbèi.

Since losing his job, he has been in a difficult situation.

失火躲在床底下，熬过一时算一时

shīhuǒ duǒ zài chuáng dǐxia, áoguò yìshí suàn yìshí

hiding under the bed when the house is on fire: getting through one moment at a time

她从未去过北海道。

Tā cóngwèi qùguo Běihǎidào.

She has never been to Hokkaido.

她去过两次。

Tā qùguo liǎngcì.

She's been twice.

她去过两次了。

Tā qùguo liǎngcì le.

She's been twice now.

她去过巴黎。

Tā qùguo Bālí.

She has been to Paris.

她去过日本。

Tā qùguo Rìběn.

She's been to Japan (and she's no longer there).

她否认见过他。

Tā fǒurèn jiànguo tā.

She denied having met him.

她太过好奇，以至于打开了盒子。

Tā tài guò hàoqí, yǐzhìyú dǎkāile hézi.

She was so curious that she opened the box.

她已经去过两次了。

Tā yǐjīng qùguo liǎngcì le.

She's already been twice now.

她已经吃过饭了。

Tā yǐjīng chīguo fàn le.

She has already eaten.

她帮助了一位老人过马路。

Tā bāngzhùle yí wèi lǎorén guò mǎlù.

She helped an old man across the street.

她帮助过我。

Tā bāngzhùguo wǒ.

She helped me.

她年轻时受苦，现在过得很好。

Tā niánqīng shí shòukǔ, xiànzài guò de hěn hǎo.

She went through hardship when she was young, but she's doing well now.