過
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guò · pass

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Shape and proportion

12Total 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 過

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Example sentences

Notice where 過 sits in each complete thought.

Yàoshi nǐ gào sù guò wǒ jiù hǎo le.要是你告訴過我就好了。

I wish you had told me that.

Source: Tatoeba #894000 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de jiàqī yí xià jiù guò wán le.我的假期一下就過完了。

My vacation went by quickly.

Source: Tatoeba #1250594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ kàn guò de zuì hǎo kàn de shū.這是我看過的最好看的書。

This is the best book that I've ever read.

Source: Tatoeba #1928760 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gēn wǒ guò bú qù.他跟我過不去。

He is giving me a hard time.

Source: Tatoeba #804975 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ chī guò de zuì hǎo de bǐ sà.這是我吃過的最好的比薩。

This is the best pizza I've ever eaten.

Source: Tatoeba #6120819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì hǎo xiǎo xīn bú yào chī guò liáng.你最好小心不要吃過量。

You had better be careful not to overeat.

Source: Tatoeba #775720 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 過 in context

  1. Say guò, then recall the core meaning: pass.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 過 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.