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过不去
过不去
(guò bu qù): Can't get through / Can't endure (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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过 • guò • to celebrate (a birthday) • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
guò
过
to celebrate (a birthday)
不 • bù • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bù
不
not; no
去 • qù • to go • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
qù
去
to go
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 过不去.
Words with
过
过年
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过来
guò lai
to come over
经过
jīng guò
pass through
过去
guò qu
(in the) past
过节
guò jié
to celebrate a festival
难过
nán guò
have a hard time
不过
bú guò
however
超过
chāo guò
exceed
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
Words with
去
上去
shàng qu
to go up
下去
xià qu
to go down
出去
chū qu
to go out
去年
qù nián
last year
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
回去
huí qu
to return
进去
jìn qu
to go in
过去
guò qu
(in the) past
去世
qù shì
die; pass away
4.
How to Use 过不去 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
坎
guò
过
bu
不
qù
去
zhè
这
dào
道
kǎn
坎
neutral
cannot get over this hurdle
Adverb + Verb
with
实在
shí
实
zài
在
guò
过
bu
不
qù
去
Subject + Verb
with
心里
xīn
心
li
里
guò
过
bu
不
qù
去
Idiom
with
自己
gēn
跟
zì
自
jǐ
己
guò
过
bu
不
qù
去
5.
Example Sentences with 过不去
tā
他
jīn
今
tiān
天
xīn
心
qíng
情
bù
不
hǎo
neutral
Spoken
really cannot get over it
neutral
feel uneasy/guilty
informal
Spoken
be hard on oneself
好
，
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.
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.
