过

guo

3 readings · tap one to hear it

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 meaning “walk” + 咼 sound

Components 辶寸

cross · Heisig RSH #291

road + glued to

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不过尔尔	bù guò ěr ěr	not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre; nothing out of the ordinary
过一会儿	guò yī huì r	later; after a while
一过性	yī guò xìng	(medicine) transient; temporary
气不过	qì bu guò	so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances
事不过三	shì bù guò sān	(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mista…
过家家	guò jiā jiā	to play house
过水面	guò shuǐ miàn	cooked noodles cooled with cold water
大人不记小人过	dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò	a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low mor…
打不过	dǎ bu guò	to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)
过山车	guò shān chē	roller coaster
过日子	guò rì zi	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
不过	bù guò	only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot…
大过	dà guò	serious mistake; major demerit
过人	guò rén	to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
过生日	guò shēng rì	to celebrate a birthday
过头	guò tóu	to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead
过生	guò shēng	to celebrate a birthday
数不过来	shǔ bù guò lái	can't manage to count; too many to count
小过	xiǎo guò	little mistake; minor offense; slightly too much
过路人	guò lù rén	a passer-by