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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *過* | 過* | *過
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *過* | 過* | *過
(experienced action marker)
HSK 2
(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 walk past / to pass by
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
to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of
HSK 2
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
HSK 2
to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult
HSK 2
course of events / process / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
excessive; undue / unduly; overly
HSK 4
to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through
HSK 4
excessively; too
HSK 5
(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive / (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact
HSK 5
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue
HSK 5
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
HSK 6
after the event
HSK 6
to miss (train, opportunity etc)
HSK 6
to pass by or through
HSK 6
to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration)
HSK 6
to be excessive; to be more than is required
HSK 7-9
to pass through / to penetrate / by means of / via
HSK 7-9
to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead
HSK 7-9
to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date)
HSK 7-9
to pass through
HSK 7-9
to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous
HSK 7-9
to filter
HSK 7-9
over fifty percent / more than half
HSK 7-9
to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard)
HSK 7-9
conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction
HSK 7-9
to pass through a country's territory / transit
HSK 7-9
to have perfect mastery of sth / to be up to the mark
HSK 7-9
to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above
HSK 7-9
to satisfy a craving / to get a kick out of sth / gratifying / immensely enjoyable / satisfying / fulfilling
HSK 7-9
to celebrate a festival / after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
HSK 7-9
to live one's life / to pass one's days / to get along
HSK 7-9
nothing can surpass
HSK 7-9
to overpraise / to flatter
HSK 7-9
to cross over / to pass through
HSK 7-9
mistake / fault / responsibility (for a fault)
HSK 7-9
to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through
HSK 7-9
to go through the motions
HSK 7-9
to take the blame (for sb else)
HSK 7-9
premature; untimely / (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast
HSK 7-9
error / fault / (law) negligence / delinquency
HSK 7-9
to feel very apologetic
HSK 7-9
passageway / corridor / aisle
HSK 7-9
to weigh sth
past tense (grammar)
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge.
(electronics) via (a type of hole in a circuit board)
Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)
to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc)
to distrust / to be suspicious
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
overtreatment; excessive or unnecessary medical treatment
to turn over / to transform
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
to put the blame on sb else
supply exceeds demand
shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *過* | 過* | *過
surname Guo
to sweep past / to hurtle past / to swoosh past
(verb suffix)
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
to take the blame for sb else / to be made a scapegoat
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
acceptable / passable / justifiable / (of a course of action) to make sense
couldn't be better / ideal / wonderful
sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青
to overturn / to turn upside down
filtering apparatus / (machine) filter
to crash one's way through
ephemeral (idiom)
allergen; anaphylactogen
to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
too many; excessive
to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing
to live one's life / to make a living
past tense
excessive
to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)
to excel / to surpass
to die; to pass away
an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it
excessively / too
to spend the night / overnight
to skate around / to skip over / to skimp
to celebrate a birthday
passing traveler / transient guest / sojourner
to repent; to be penitent
(Tw) edible fern fronds (fiddleheads), specifically Diplazium esculentum
roller coaster

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