过
Meaning
- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
How it's used
Marks something you have experienced at least once, not something you finished. 我去过北京 is "I've been to Beijing" — at some point, ever. Compare 我去了北京, "I went to Beijing", a specific trip. Negate with 没: 我没去过.
Example sentence
吃过了没？
Have you eaten yet?
Words containing 过
- 不过 bù guò only
- 超过 chāo guò to surpass
- 过来 guò lái to come over
- 过年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 过去 guò qù (in the) past; former; previous
- 见过 jiàn guò to have seen (before)
- 经过 jīng guò to pass
- 难过 nán guò to feel sad
- 通过 tōng guò to pass through; to get through
- 走过 zǒu guò to walk past
- 过程 guò chéng course of events; process
- 度过 dù guò to pass
- 过分 guò fèn excessive; undue