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guò = gu + o4
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
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How to pronounce 过

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o5 final

On the observatory’s roof.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

过 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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chuò = chu + o4
to walk (side part of split character)
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Characters with 过 as component

= w + o1
ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw
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zhuā = zhu + a1
beat
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Words with 过

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only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of
see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]

Sentences with 过

kuài
dài
guò
lái

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guò / guo

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