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过不去 (guò bu qù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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过不去

过不去 (guò bu qù): Can't get through / Can't endure (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

过不去 consists of 3 characters.

to celebrate (a birthday)

Word Info

Pinyinguò bu qù

MeaningCan't get through / Can't endure

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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3.

How to Use 过不去 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 过不去 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith坎

guò过

bu不

qù去

zhè这

dào道

kǎn坎

neutral

cannot get over this hurdle

Adverb + Verbwith实在

shí实

zài在

guò过

bu不

qù去

Subject + Verbwith心里

xīn心

li里

guò过

bu不

qù去

Idiomwith自己

gēn跟

zì自

jǐ己

guò过

bu不

qù去

4.

Example Sentences with 过不去

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

xīn心

qíng情

bù不

hǎo好

，

neutral

Spoken

really cannot get over it

neutral

feel uneasy/guilty

informal

Spoken

be hard on oneself

zǒng总

shì是

gēn跟

wǒ我

guò过

bù不

qù去

。

He is in a bad mood today and always gives me a hard time.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

yán严

jùn峻

de的

cái财

wù务

kùn困

jìng境

，

gōng公

sī司

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

gǎn感

dào到

shí实

zài在

guò过

bú不

qù去

。

Facing such severe financial difficulties, the company's management feels it simply cannot endure.

nǐ你

hé何

bì必

wèi为

le了

zhè这

diǎn点

xiǎo小

shì事

gěng耿

gěng耿

yú于

huái怀

，

gēn跟

zì自

jǐ己

guò过

bú不

qù去

ne呢

？

Why must you dwell on such a trivial matter and make things hard for yourself?

zhè这

dào道

shù数

xué学

tí题

tài太

nán难

le了

，

wǒ我

zěn怎

me么

yě也

guò过

bù不

qù去

。

This math problem is too difficult; I just can't get past it.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

gù故

yì意

diāo刁

nàn难

nǐ你

，

zhǐ只

shì是

yuán原

zé则

wèn问

tí题

ràng让

tā他

xīn心

lǐ里

guò过

bú不

qù去

。

He is not deliberately giving you a hard time; it's just that the matter of principle makes him feel uneasy.

yóu由

yú于

qián前

fāng方

dào道

lù路

tā塌

fāng方

，

suǒ所

yǒu有

chē车

liàng辆

zàn暂

shí时

dōu都

guò过

bú不

qù去

。

Due to a road collapse ahead, all vehicles cannot get through for the time being.

suī虽

rán然

wǒ我

men们

zhī之

qián前

yǒu有

guò过

máo矛

dùn盾

，

dàn但

shì事

qíng情

yǐ已

jīng经

guò过

qù去

le了

，

bié别

zài再

gēn跟

zì自

jǐ己

guò过

bù不

qù去

le了

。

Although we had conflicts before, it's all in the past now; don't be too hard on yourself anymore.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

jiē接

shòu受

le了

dào道

qiàn歉

，

dàn但

nèi内

xīn心

de的

nà那

dào道

kǎn坎

shǐ始

zhōng终

guò过

bú不

qù去

。

Although he accepted the apology on the surface, the hurdle in his heart remains insurmountable.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 过不去.

Words with 过

过年guò niánHSK 2
过来guò laiHSK 2
经过jīng guòHSK 3
过去guò quHSK 3
过节guò jiéHSK 3
难过nán guòHSK 3
不过bú guòHSK 4
超过chāo guòHSK 4

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3

Words with 去

上去shàng quHSK 2
下去xià quHSK 2
出去chū quHSK 2
去年qù niánHSK 2
回去huí quHSK 2
进去jìn quHSK 2
过去guò quHSK 3
去世

不同

bù tóng

HSK 3

qù shì

HSK 5