过 (guò): to pass, past
过 (guò) is a Chinese character meaning “to pass, past.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 寸 (structural). It ranks #46 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 过 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 还 (hái, still, return), 这 (zhè, this).
Definitions
- to pass, past
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticwalk
Decomposition: ⿺辶寸 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 过
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不过conjunction/adverb | bù guò | only | 4 |
| 过来verb | guò lái | to come over | 2 |
| 过去verb | guò qù | (in the) past | 2 |
| 通过verb/preposition | tōng guò | to pass through | 4 |
| 经过verb/noun | jīng guò | to pass | 3 |
| 错过verb | cuò guò | to miss (train, opportunity etc) | 4 |
| 超过verb | chāo guò | to surpass | 4 |
| 过程noun | guò chéng | course of events | 4 |
| 难过adjective | nán guò | to feel sad | 3 |
| 过分adjective | guò fèn | excessive | 5 |
| 穿过verb | chuān guò | to pass through | 6 |
| 过敏verb | guò mǐn | (medicine) allergic | 5 |
| 过度adjective | guò dù | excessive | 5 |
| 路过verb | lù guò | to pass by | 4 |
| 过于adverb | guò yú | excessively | 5 |
| 透过verb | tòu guò | to pass through | 6 |
| 过时verb/adjective | guò shí | old-fashioned | 6 |
| 过期verb | guò qī | to be overdue | 5 |
| 过节verb | guò jié | to celebrate a festival | 3 |
| 过后noun | guò hòu | after the event | 6 |
| 过渡verb | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry) | 6 |
| 过年verb | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year | 2 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 只不过conjunction | zhǐ bu guò | only |
| 度过verb | dù guò | to pass |
| 过夜verb | guò yè | to spend the night |
| 过世verb | guò shì | to die |
| 走过 | zǒu guò | to walk past |
| 过量adjective | guò liàng | excessive |
| 胜过verb | shèng guò | to excel |
| 渡过verb | dù guò | to cross over |
| 过错noun | guò cuò | mistake |
| 过人verb | guò rén | to surpass others |
| 越过verb | yuè guò | to cross over |
| 过失noun | guò shī | error |
| 罪过noun | zuì guo | sin |
过 appears in 116 compound words: 61 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 过 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (40)
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom); to quickly amend one's ways
to be delighted that things are better than one expected; to be overjoyed
to muddle along; to drift along; to be perfunctory with one's work; to get by however one can
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
Showing 12 of 40 idioms containing 过.
Example Sentences
过去的经验告诉我们，要认真对待每一个细节。
Guòqù de jīngyàn gàosù wǒmen, yào rènzhēn duìdài měi yí gè xìjié.
Past experience tells us to take every detail seriously.
当年轻人成为过年“主理人”,让团圆找到新载体
dāng nián qīng rén chéng wéi guò nián zhǔ lǐ rén , ràng tuán yuán zhǎo dào xīn zài tǐ
When young people become the "managers" of the New Year, let the reunion find a new carrier
“泉”在济南过大年丨烟火年味浓!济南芙蓉街客流持续..
quán zài jì nán guò dà nián 丨 yān huǒ nián wèi nóng ! jì nán 芙 蓉 jiē kè liú chí xù . .
"Spring" celebrates the New Year in Jinan丨Fireworks have a strong New Year's flavor! Jinan Furong Street passenger flow continues:
用金牌当屏保,宁忠岩不过是把冷板凳坐热
yòng jīn pái dāng bǐng bǎo , nìng zhōng yán bù guò shì bǎ lěng bǎn dèng zuò rè
Using the gold medal as a screensaver, Ning Zhongyan is just sitting on the cold bench to heat up
「春节海采」今年春节怎么过
chūn jié hǎi cǎi jīn nián chūn jié zěn má guò
"How to spend the Spring Festival this year?
普通人也能开飞机回家过年了?飞2小时油费只要200..
pǔ tōng rén yě néng kāi fēi jī huí jiā guò nián le ? fēi xiǎo shí yóu fèi zhī yāo . .
Can ordinary people really fly home for the New Year? A two-hour flight costs just 200 yuan in fuel...
你曾经得过重病吗？
Nǐ céngjīng dé guo zhòng bìng ma?
Have you ever had any serious illness?
你其实有没有看过？
Nǐ qíshí yǒuméiyǒu kàn guo?
Did you read it at all?
你去看过医生了吗？
Nǐ qù kàn guo yīshēng le ma?
Did you go to see a doctor?
我们以前没见过吗？
Wǒmen yǐqián méi jiàn guo ma?
Haven't we met before?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component
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