过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
过
guò
to cross, to pass; to spend (time), to celebrate
Character
Example phrases
- 请过马路。 Qǐng guò mǎlù. Please cross the road.
- 我们一起过马路。 Wǒmen yìqǐ guò mǎlù. Let's cross the road together.
- 过了两天，他回来了。 Guòle liǎng tiān, tā huílai le. Two days later he came back.
- 我们在家过新年。 Wǒmen zài jiā guò xīnnián. We celebrate the New Year at home.
- 你的生日怎么过？ Nǐ de shēngrì zěnme guò? How will you spend your birthday?
- 他过了马路，看见了小王。 Tā guò le mǎlù, kànjiàn le Xiǎo Wáng. He crossed the road and saw Xiao Wang.
- 昨天过生日，妈妈很高兴。 Zuótiān guò shēngrì, māma hěn gāoxìng. Yesterday we celebrated a birthday, mom was very happy.
- 孩子们喜欢过年。 Háizimen xǐhuan guònián. The children love celebrating the New Year.
- 过了一天，他还没回来。 Guò le yì tiān, tā hái méi huílái. A day has passed and he still hasn't come back.
- 他还没过生日呢。 Tā hái méi guò shēngrì ne. He hasn't celebrated his birthday yet.
Related words
- 不过 búguò but; however
- 超过 chāoguò to exceed; to overtake
- 过来 guòlái to come over
- 过年 guònián to celebrate Chinese New Year
- 过去 guòqù to go over; to pass by
- 过 guo ever (past experience marker)
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 经过 jīngguò to pass by; to go through
- 难过 nánguò sad
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 走过 zǒuguò to walk past
- 过程 guòchéng process