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HSK
(in the) past; former; previous / to go over; to pass by
HSK 2
to pass / to go through / process / course / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
HSK 2
to pass through; to get through / to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of; through; via
HSK 2
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *过* | 过* | *过
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
HSK 1
excessive; undue / unduly; overly
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *过* | 过* | *过
(experienced action marker)
HSK 2
to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult
HSK 2
to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of
HSK 2
(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive / (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact
HSK 5
to walk past / to pass by
HSK 2
excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue
HSK 5
course of events / process / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
after the event
HSK 6
to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through
HSK 4
(verb suffix)
excessively; too
HSK 5
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
HSK 6
to miss (train, opportunity etc)
HSK 6
to take the blame (for sb else)
HSK 7-9
to cross over / to pass through
HSK 7-9
to distrust / to be suspicious
to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds / to stand in the corner (punishment) / (fig.) to examine one's conscience
to get through the winter
collision in which only one party is at fault
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction
HSK 7-9
to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory
to celebrate a festival / after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
HSK 7-9
to flash past / to flit by
to whistle past / to hurtle past / to zip by
to pass (an exam)
to pass by or through
HSK 6
not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary
couldn't be better / ideal / wonderful
to meet with great difficulties but pull through
(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc)
cigarette filter; filter tip
to fight / to exchange blows
to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date)
HSK 7-9
to satisfy a craving / to get a kick out of sth / gratifying / immensely enjoyable / satisfying / fulfilling
HSK 7-9
benzoil peroxide
to weigh sth
to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard)
HSK 7-9
premature; untimely / (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast
HSK 7-9
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
(idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)
over fifty percent / more than half
HSK 7-9
to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration)
HSK 6
to have more work than one can deal with / to have one's hands full
mistake / fault / responsibility (for a fault)
HSK 7-9
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
to be unable to breathe
to surmount / to cross over
to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)
to live one's life / to pass one's days / to get along
HSK 7-9
to filter
HSK 7-9
jumpy / nervous / oversensitive
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
to take the blame for sb else / to be made a scapegoat
to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous
HSK 7-9
to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
to muddle through
to pass through
HSK 7-9
too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth
HSK 7-9
to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
to go through the motions
HSK 7-9
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
error / fault / (law) negligence / delinquency
HSK 7-9
to overpraise / to flatter
HSK 7-9
lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life?
satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by
filtering apparatus / (machine) filter
to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through
HSK 7-9
to brush past
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
passageway / corridor / aisle
HSK 7-9
to have an easy time / (feel) well
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge.
to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)
overwork
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) / to advance cautiously, step by step / to feel one's way forward
(coll.) grudge; strife / (coll.) good manners
to spread rumors / to gossip
too hot / (fig.) (economics) overheated / (physics) to superheat
to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above
HSK 7-9
to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing
nothing can surpass
HSK 7-9
to feel very apologetic
HSK 7-9
to give sth only cursory attention / to treat sth as not very significant
bridge loan

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