过得去 (guò dé qù) — (figurative) acceptable, passable, not too bad; (figurative) feel at ease (about something), can look oneself in the mirror; (literal) can pass through, can get through (a physical space)
Definition
过得去 is a result-complement construction: literally 'can get past', used figuratively for things that are 'passable, so-so' (not great but acceptable) and for feeling 'at ease' about how one has acted.
verb
(figurative) acceptablepassablenot too bad(figurative) feel at ease (about something)can look oneself in the mirror(literal) can pass throughcan get through (a physical space)
Examples
- ，过得去。Nǐ de chéng jì suī rán bù tū chū, dàn hái guò dé qù.Your grades aren't outstanding, but they're still passable.
- ，过得去？Nǐ zhè yàng zuò, xīn lǐ guò dé qù ma?Do you feel at ease doing this? (Can you look yourself in the mirror?)
- ，，过得去。Lù tài zhǎi, dà chē guò bú qù, dàn mó tuō chē hái guò dé qù.The road is too narrow; large vehicles can't get through, but motorcycles can.
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