过
· ·guo
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to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
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How 过 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 咼 (phonetic)
How to remember it
cross · Heisig RSH #291
road + glued to
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 过
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不过尔尔 | bù guò ěr ěr | not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre; nothing out of the ordinary |
| 过一会儿 | guò yī huì r | later; after a while |
| 一过性 | yī guò xìng | (medicine) transient; temporary |
| 气不过 | qì bu guò | so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances |
| 事不过三 | shì bù guò sān | (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mista… |
| 过家家 | guò jiā jiā | to play house |
| 过水面 | guò shuǐ miàn | cooked noodles cooled with cold water |
| 大人不记小人过 | dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò | a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low mor… |
| 打不过 | dǎ bu guò | to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb) |
| 过山车 | guò shān chē | roller coaster |
| 过日子 | guò rì zi | to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot… |
| 大过 | dà guò | serious mistake; major demerit |
| 过人 | guò rén | to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent |
| 过生日 | guò shēng rì | to celebrate a birthday |
| 过头 | guò tóu | to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead |
| 过生 | guò shēng | to celebrate a birthday |
| 数不过来 | shǔ bù guò lái | can't manage to count; too many to count |
| 小过 | xiǎo guò | little mistake; minor offense; slightly too much |
| 过路人 | guò lù rén | a passer-by |