Usage note
过可以用来表示时间的经过或度过。
guò kě yǐ lái bǎo shí jiān de jīng guò huò dùo.
过 can be used to indicate the passage or spending of time.
Context note
过常用于描述时间的流逝或度过某段时间。
guò cháng yòng lái miáo shì shí jiān de liú sè huò dùo mǒu jié duàn shí jiān.
过 is commonly used to describe the passage of time or spending a certain period of time.
5 examples
每天早上我都会跑步过一个小时。
měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ dōu huì pǎo bù guò yí gè xiǎo shí。
Every morning, I would run for an hour.
这个周末我们打算过一个愉快的时光。
zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ men dǎ suàn guò yí gè yú kuài de shí guāng。
This weekend, we plan to spend a happy time together.
他每天都会过一个小时的英语课。
tā měi tiān dōu huì guò yí gè xiǎo shí de yīng yǔ kè。
He would have an English class for an hour every day.
这个假期我打算过一个充实的假期。
zhè ge jià qī wǒ dǎ suàn guò yí gè chōng shí de jià qī。
During this holiday, I plan to spend a fulfilling time.
每天晚上我都会过一个小时的电视。
měi tiān wǎn shàng wǒ dōu huì guò yí gè xiǎo shí de diàn shì。
Every evening, I would watch TV for an hour.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上跑步过一个小时。妈妈说他很健康。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng pǎo bù guò yí gè xiǎo shí。 mā ma shuō tā hěn jiàn kāng。
Xiaoming runs for an hour every morning. His mom says he is very healthy.
周末我们去公园过一个愉快的时光。爸爸说他很高兴。
zhōu mò wǒ men qù gōng yuán guò yí gè yú kuài de shí guāng。 bà ba shuō tā hěn gāo xìng。
We spend a happy time at the park on weekends. Dad says he is very happy.
每天晚上我都会过一个小时的电视。爸爸说他很放松。
měi tiān wǎn shàng wǒ dōu huì guò yí gè xiǎo shí de diàn shì。 bà ba shuō tā hěn fàng sōng。
Every evening, I would watch TV for an hour. Dad says he is very relaxed.
这个假期我打算过一个充实的假期。妈妈说她很高兴。
zhè ge jià qī wǒ dǎ suàn guò yí gè chōng shí de jià qī。 mā ma shuō tā hěn gāo xìng。
During this holiday, I plan to spend a fulfilling time. Mom says she is very happy.
每天早上我都会跑步过一个小时。妈妈说她很高兴。
měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ dōu huì pǎo bù guò yí gè xiǎo shí。 mā ma shuō tā hěn gāo xìng。
Every morning, I would run for an hour. Mom says she is very happy.
Mini dialogue
过马路
A
我们怎么过马路？
Wǒmen zěnme guò mǎlù?
How do we cross the road?
B
看红绿灯，绿灯亮了再过。
Kàn hónglǜdēng, lǜdēng liàng le zài guò.
Watch the traffic light, cross when it turns green.
过生日
A
你昨天过得开心吗？
Nǐ zuótiān guò de kāixīn ma?
Did you have a happy time yesterday?
B
很开心，我过了一个快乐的生日。
Hěn kāixīn, wǒ guò le yīgè kuàilè de shēngrì.
Very happy, I had a happy birthday.
Related words and contrasts
similar
经过
jīng guò
to pass by
to go past a place
similar
度过
dù guò
to spend (time)
to pass time, often for holidays