過 (gwo3 | guo4 guo5) : pass through; across

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過

gwo3

guo4 guo5

[1] pass; cross; walk [2] across; through; over [3] spend time; pass time [4] surpass; exceed; excel [5] too much; excessive; unduly [6] mistake; demerit; fault [7] particle marking experiential aspect

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

過 / 过

Don't confuse with:
渦

This word has been viewed 35627 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 16:32

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不過 bat1 gwo3 bu2 guo4 = but; however

過去 gwo3 heoi3 guo4 qu4 = go over there; in the past; past tense

過頭 gwo3 tau4 guo4 tou2 = too much; to excess 粵

過期 gwo3 kei4 guo4 qi1 (PRC), guo4 qi2 (Taiwan) = overdue, expire

過來 gwo3 lai4 guo4 lai2; guo4 lai5 = come here

過馬路 gwo3 maa5 lou6 guo4 ma3 lu4 = to cross the street

過年 gwo3 nin4 guo4 nian2 = going into the following year

過龍 gwo3 lung4 = to go too far; to do something to excess 粵

過身 gwo3 san1 guo4 shen1 = pass away; die 粵

經過 ging1 gwo3 jing1 guo4 = to pass by; to pass through
See all 262 compounds (CantoDict reports 271 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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其實我想去，不過我有太多功課。
Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.

今日過成點呀? 粵
How was your day today?

已經過咗五日粵
It's already been five days.
[Lit. already pass-already five days]

平時唔會講〝多過〞. 粵
Normally we won't say "多過".
[(This is actually referencing the sentence "今年學費貴過舊年").]

呢首歌我聽過好多次粵
I‘ve heard this song many times

你仲開心過我粵
You're even happier than me.
[Lit. You even happy surpass me.]

佢啱啱由倫敦過嚟粵
He's just come from London.
[Lit. he just-now from London over come.]

過來呀，我有啲嘢想同你講呀。粵
Come over here, I've got something I want to discuss with you.

我從來都沒去過日本。國
I have never been to Japan.

你見過佢個女朋友未呀？粵
Have you seen his girlfriend before?

呢個價錢貴過平時嘅。粵
This price is higher than normal.

多謝你嘅幫襯。下次再嚟過。粵
Thank you for your business. Come back next time.

希望大家過個輕鬆悠閒的聖誕節國
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

你硬係食到過籠！粵
You always eat too much food!

遞樽鹽過來,唔該粵
Please pass me the salt

擰塊面過來! 粵
Turn your face this way!

他已經清醒過來國
He has regained consciousness

拎件行李過嚟! 粵
Bring the luggage over here!

我過咗年就要做個量地官囉粵
I'll be out of a job after the new year.

我哋去過九龍粵
We've been to Kowloon.

我冇去過香港粵
I have never been to Hong Kong.

今年學費貴過舊年粵
This year's tuition fees are more than last year's.
[Lit. This year study fee expensive-surpass last year.]

不過都係輸畀我！粵
However, you'll also be beaten by me!
[Lit. However also beaten by me.]

呢一首好聽過你嗰隻好多呀粵
This song is much nicer to listen to than yours!
[Lit. This one [counter for songs] good-listen surpass yours [particle] lots]

中國而家開放過以前粵
China is now more open.
[Lit. China now open [in the sense of trade and culture] surpass before.]

香港先進過台灣粵
Hong Kong is more advanced than Taiwan.
[Lit. Hong Kong advanced surpass Taiwan]

香港先進過中國好多粵
Hong Kong is much more advanced than China.
[Lit. Hong Kong advance surpass China a lot (n.b. this is only intended to illustrate Cantonese comparatives and is not necessarily accurate!)]

簽咭平過畀現金。粵
Paying by card is cheaper than using cash.
[Lit. sign card cheap than give cash]

佢踩單車喺我身邊飛過。粵
She flew past me on her bike.
[飛過 is a metaphor matched by "flew past".]

噙晚你打過電話畀我粵
Last night you phoned me.

未免太過份
go a bit too far; be rather too presumptuous

咁夜重上網？不如聽朝再玩過啦！粵
Still surfing the web at this time of the night? Why don't you (go to bed) and go online again in the morning?

你一個人能應付過來嗎? 國
Can you manage on your own?

今日報紙我擸過吓粵
I have a quick glance at today's newspaper.

畀埋呢啲過佢粵
Give these to him as well!

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

放膽一腳𨂾過坺泥湴粵
Don't worry, just jump over the puddle of mud.

你走到冇雷公咁遠買貨，點為得過呀粵
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.

佢做嘢好快手，之不過有時揦西啲粵
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.

咪下扒輕輕，講過就要做到粵
Don't just say it, you must do it.

真係要多謝你雪中送炭我哋先至會捱過難關粵
We really must thank you for giving us (the money, food, material needs etc) so that we can make it through the hard times.

你有張良計，我有過牆梯
Yours is a good idea, but mine is an even better plan.
[is an expression. 張良 was a famous master strategist. lit: You may have 張良's plan, but I have an escalade (a rampart-scaling ladder)]

現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。國
What is fashionable now will be passe after some time.

我以為有個攝影師做男朋友，佢一定會幫我影好多靚相，殊不知佢一張相都冇幫我影過。粵
I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me.

就至講過又唔記得啦粵
Yet again you can’t remember what I’ve just said!

今次你好嘢，不過下次冇咁好彩嘅嘞！粵
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!

你似乎過份啲噃，喺咁多人面前噉奚落佢粵
You have gone too far, to ridicule her in front of so many people.

請饒恕我的過錯國
Please forgive my past trangressions.

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

佢挽住個手袋過馬路粵
She was crossing the road while carrying a handbag.

執輸行頭，慘過敗家。粵
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
[[literal] It's more miserable than squandering one's family fortunes to be the foremost among the losers.]

我眼尾見到有人喺門口行過粵
I saw someone walked passed the door out from the corner of my eyes

我在法國渡過了三個寒暑國
I spent three winters and summers in France.
["three winters and summers" symbolizes three years.]

我未試過對我老婆唔住，你呢？粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
[whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.]

不過大部分都只係冇用嘅情報粵
Most of the reports are useless though.
[Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence]

急就唔係好急，不過要快粵
It's not too urgent but I still need it fast
[Lit. busy then not too busy, however fast do! 有〝你即刻做出嚟〞嘅意思。]

架車打過蠟，呤咗好多。粵
The car looks shinier after waxing.

我諗都未諗過。粵
I haven't even thought about it.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,114035,114065#msg-114065. Though the '我+V/Adj+都未+V/Adj+過' structure is common, the 'V/Adj' slot can be filled only by a limited number of 'sensory' verbs (睇聽講摸諗 etc) or adj (驚).]

我手機嘅聯繫人列表中有超過200個名。粵
The contact list in my mobile phone has more than two hundred entries.

機會一錯過﹐就永遠唔會返嚟。粵
Once an opportunity slips away, it is gone for good.
[For details on '一 + V + 就' pattern, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,130226,130243#msg-130243]

我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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