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HSK
(in the) past; former; previous / to go over; to pass by
HSK 2
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 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
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
(verb suffix)
excessively; too
HSK 5
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
HSK 6
to get through the winter
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
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
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
over fifty percent / more than half
HSK 7-9
to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration)
HSK 6
mistake / fault / responsibility (for a fault)
HSK 7-9
to live one's life / to pass one's days / to get along
HSK 7-9
to filter
HSK 7-9
to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous
HSK 7-9
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?
filtering apparatus / (machine) filter
to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through
HSK 7-9
passageway / corridor / aisle
HSK 7-9
(coll.) grudge; strife / (coll.) good manners
too hot / (fig.) (economics) overheated / (physics) to superheat
to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing
to feel very apologetic
HSK 7-9
bridge loan
being late is not acceptable (idiom)
to have perfect mastery of sth / to be up to the mark
HSK 7-9
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将)
allergic reaction
hypersensitive / allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
excessive
cooked noodles cooled with cold water
extremely careful / meticulous / overattentive
overwork
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
sb or sth detested by all / target of scorn / anathema / cf. 老鼠過街人人喊打|老鼠过街人人喊打
to live one's life / to make a living
to be excessive; to be more than is required
HSK 7-9
karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
hypertension / excessive stress
overweight (luggage)
to cross the street
too few / insufficient
past one's prime / has-been
transition metal (chemistry)
to pass through a doorway / (of a woman) to marry / orchestral music interlude in an opera
to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall
to be accustomed to (a certain lifestyle etc)
How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *过* | 过* | *过
surname Guo
later / after a while
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
back issue (abbr. for 過期刊物|过期刊物)
drastic / extreme / aggressive
an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it
past tense
allergic reaction / hypersensitive reaction / anaphylaxis
too low
hydrogen peroxide H2O2
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
overload
to weigh (on a scale)
to pass through a country's territory / transit
HSK 7-9
to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead
HSK 7-9
to play house
roller coaster
to surpass others; outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
posting (accounting)
past participle (in European grammar)
too many; excessive
peroxide
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
a passer-by
to pass a review
benzoil peroxide
(stationery) to laminate
past tense (grammar)
to celebrate a birthday
toll (fee for using a road)
to satisfy a craving with substitutes
(law) negligent homicide

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