过
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guò / guo · pass

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #60
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Readings & meanings

过 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time)

过来guò lái · to come over
guo

(experienced action marker)

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Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 过

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guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
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Example sentences

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Nǐ gāi guò lái de.你该过来的。

You should come over.

Source: Tatoeba #7772140 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu shì yǒu de, bú guò yuǎn le yì diǎn.有是有的,不过远了一点。

There is one, but it's a little far.

Source: Tatoeba #827062 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng cuò guò wǒ de huǒ chē.我不想错过我的火车。

I don't want to miss my train.

Source: Tatoeba #1783798 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ suǒ yǒu de shū wǒ dōu kàn guò le.你所有的书我都看过了。

I have read all of your books.

Source: Tatoeba #11698270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shuō guò nǐ huì bāng wǒ de.你说过你会帮我的。

You said that you'd help me.

Source: Tatoeba #9178041 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ jiàn guò de zuì gāo de shù.这是我见过的最高的树。

This is the tallest tree I have ever seen.

Source: Tatoeba #1944959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 过 in context

  1. Say guò / guo, then recall the core meaning: pass.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 过来 (guò lái), meaning “to come over”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 过 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.