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过 (guò) — to cross, to go over; to spend (time), to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday)

Definition

过 is a versatile verb: it covers physical movement (cross, go over), the passage of time, and celebrating holidays like 生日. For 'too, excessively,' use 太 for simple cases or 过于 before longer adjectives/verbs.

verb
to crossto go overto spend (time)to pass (time)to celebrate (a holiday)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 过。
    Wǒ měi tiān guò mǎ lù qù xué xiào.
    I cross the road every day to go to school.
  • 过。
    Wǒ men zuó tiān guò le shēng rì.
    We celebrated a birthday yesterday.
  • 过。
    Tā zuó tiān guò dé hěn lèi.
    He had a tiring day yesterday.

Grammar

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