Meaning
(experienced action marker); to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live
Chinese: 经过、超过，也表示经历。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “guo” becomes a different word in each tone. 过 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 不过bù guòonly; merely; no more than; but
- 通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
- 过去guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over
- 过来guò láito come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
- 经过jīng guòto pass; to go through; process; course
Example Sentence
我去过北京两次。Wǒ qù guò Běi jīng liǎng cì.I have been to Beijing twice.
我WǒI去qùto go过guòto cross北Běinorth京jīngshort name for Beijing 北京两liǎngtwo次cìnext in sequence。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The walk radical 辶 (meaning) plus a sound element: to walk past — ‘to pass / cross / over’. Simplified from 過.
A way to remember it
Walking (辶) past — to pass.
Easy to confuse with
- 边‘Side’: also the walk radical 辶, but with 力 inside.