过

Traditional (Taiwan): 過

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guo ˙ㄍㄨㄛ

- (experienced action marker)

Other words read guo

guo with other tones

国 guó country
果 guǒ fruit
郭 guō outer city wall
锅 guō pot
裹 guǒ wrap around
椁 guǒ outer coffin
猓 guǒ monkey
涡 guō name of a river
虢 guó surname Guo
啯 guō sound of swallowing
聒 guō raucous
崞 guō name of a mountain

All 26 words read guo in any tone

guò ㄍㄨㄛˋ

- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
- more than
- to surpass

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

过了个年 gè spend the new year festival
过了一遍 biàn go over it right through once

Less often

过了把瘾 bǎ pass a round indulging one's craving
过了一袋烟 dài pass the time of a pipeful of tobacco
过了两堂 táng go through two court hearings
过了三罗 luó pass through the sieve three times
过了一捧水 pěng rinse once through water
过了三巡 xún go through three rounds of drinks

过 itself can also be a classifier

Other words read guò

guo with other tones

国 guó country
果 guǒ fruit
郭 guō outer city wall
锅 guō pot
裹 guǒ wrap around
椁 guǒ outer coffin
猓 guǒ monkey
涡 guō name of a river
虢 guó surname Guo
啯 guō sound of swallowing
聒 guō raucous
崞 guō name of a mountain

All 26 words read guo in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 过

部首 radical: 辶 a form of 辵
笔画 strokes: 6, with 3 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左下包围结构
偏旁 parts: 辶寸
形旁 meaning: 辶
声旁 sound: 咼

Practise writing 过this character

Trace 过, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

Writing drills that include 过: HSK 2 vocabulary, part 1: writing drill 2 of 10, HSK 3 vocabulary, part 2: writing drill 7 of 11, HSK 4 vocabulary, part 1: writing drill 5 of 12 and 37 more.

Potential verbal descriptions

经(jīng)过(guò)的(de)过(guò) jīngguò de guò ㄐㄧㄥㄍㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄨㄛˋ
走(zǒu)之(zhī)旁(páng)的(de)过(guò) zǒu zhī páng de guò ㄗㄡˇ ㄓㄆㄤˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄨㄛˋ
走(zǒu)之(zhī)底(dǐ)的(de)过(guò) zǒu zhī dǐ de guò ㄗㄡˇ ㄓㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄨㄛˋ

Words with 过

Starting with 过

过程 guòchéng process
过去 guòqù past
过来 guòlái come over
过渡 guòdù cross over
过于 guòyú excessively
过分 guòfèn excessive
过度 guòdù excessive
过年 guònián celebrate the Chinese New Year
过早 guòzǎo premature
过境 guòjìng transit
过后 guòhòu after the event
过剩 guòshèng be excessive

All 137 words starting with 过

Ending with 过

通过 tōngguò pass through
不过 bùguò only
经过 jīngguò pass
超过 chāoguò surpass
只不过 zhǐbuguò only
接过 jiēguò take
穿过 chuānguò pass through
度过 dùguò pass
走过 zǒuguò walk past
透过 tòuguò pass through
受过 shòuguò take the blame
难过 nánguò feel sad

All 86 words ending with 过

Containing 过

反过来 fǎnguolái conversely
莫过于 mòguòyú nothing can surpass
大喜过望 dàxǐguòwàng overjoyed at unexpected good news
逢年过节 féngniánguòjié during holidays and festivals
反过来说 fǎnguòláishuō on the other hand
有过之而无不及 yǒuguòzhī'érwúbùjí surpass
说不过去 shuōbuguòqù cannot be justified
时过境迁 shíguòjìngqiān things change with the passage of time
不过如此 bùguòrúcǐ that's all
招摇过市 zhāoyáoguòshì parade oneself ostentatiously about town
为时过早 wéishíguòzǎo premature
供过于求 gōngguòyúqiú supply exceeds demand

All 72 words containing 过

Example sentences and grammar articles using 过

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Sources

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