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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 come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of
HSK 2
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
HSK 2
course of events / process / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
excessive; undue / unduly; overly
HSK 4
excessively; too
HSK 5
oversensitive / allergic / allergy
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old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon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 cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration)
HSK 6
to be excessive; to be more than is required
HSK 7-9
to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date)
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
to pass through a country's territory / transit
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
to have perfect mastery of sth / to be up to the mark
HSK 7-9
to overpraise / to flatter
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
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *過* | 過* | *過
surname Guo
overtreatment; excessive or unnecessary medical treatment
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
to die / to pass away
(verb suffix)
filtering apparatus / (machine) filter
ephemeral (idiom)
allergen / anaphylactogen
too many; excessive
to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing
past tense
excessive
to die; to pass away
an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it
to spend the night / overnight
to celebrate a birthday
passing traveler / transient guest / sojourner
roller coaster
interlude / to cross the stage / to do sth as a mere formality / to go through the motions
to surpass others; outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
past one's prime / has-been
overload
to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions) / over the top; excessive / burned
to live one's life / to make a living
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?
to pass through a doorway / (of a woman) to marry / orchestral music interlude in an opera
to get through the winter
to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
to praise too much / I really don't deserve so much praise
to have relations with / to associate with
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
transition metal (chemistry)
karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
extremely careful / meticulous / overattentive
ephemeral (idiom)
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
a passer-by
transit visa
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
to play house
to put through a sieve; to sift (flour etc); to strain (a liquid); (fig.) to screen; to filter; to select
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
excessive
transition period
to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall
drastic / extreme / aggressive
cooked noodles cooled with cold water
to look over
to show an interest in / to get involved with
(judo) shoulder throw
allergic reaction / hypersensitive reaction / anaphylaxis
(coll.) grudge; strife / (coll.) good manners
too hot / (fig.) (economics) overheated / (physics) to superheat
too few / insufficient
peroxide
overwork
rice noodle soup from Yunnan province
allergic reaction
hypertension / excessive stress
too high
past participle (in European grammar)
too low
later / after a while
How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad
hypersensitive / allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
catalase (enzyme) / hydrogen peroxidase

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