HSK 5 · Verbs

度过 dùguò “to pass” in Chinese

Traditional 度過

What 度过 means

  1. to pass
  2. to spend (time)
  3. to survive
  4. to get through

How to say 度过

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale度dù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale过guò4th tone, falling

度过 in a sentence

  1. 我们和朋友一起度过周末。

    Wǒmen hé péngyou yìqǐ dùguò zhōumò.

    We spent the weekend with friends.

    Sentence #899972 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 我的外公想安静地度过晚年。

    Wǒ de wàigōng xiǎng ānjìng de dùguò wǎnnián.

    My grandfather wants to spend his old age in peace and quiet.

    Sentence #604463 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 假期里，我度过了悠闲的日子。

    Jiàqī lǐ, wǒ dùguò le yōuxián de rìzi.

    I spent some relaxing days over the holidays.

    Sentence #336864 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 度过 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 度 (du) with each of its parts in a different colour
度dùto pass
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 廿twenty · niàn
  • 又again · yòu
The character 过 (guò) with each of its parts in a different colour
过guòto cross
  • 寸inch · cùn
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 咼 () hints at the sound. Compare it with guò.

Memory aidWalking 辶 past: to pass, to cross. In the full form 過, 咼 (guō) gave the sound.

How to write 度过

度 9 strokes · 过 6 strokes

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度过 (dùguò) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 度过 (dùguò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 度过

Words with 度

态度tàidu · attitude温度wēndù · temperature速度sùdù · speed度dù · degree制度zhìdù · system (of rules)程度chéngdù · degree角度jiǎodù · angle季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)一度yídù · once

Words with 过

过guò · to pass过年guònián · to celebrate the Chinese New Year过来guòlái · to come over难过nánguò · be grieved过去guòqù · in the past经过jīngguò · to pass过节guòjié · to celebrate a festival超过chāoguò · to surpass通过tōngguò · to pass through过程guòchéng · course of events

More words: Common Verbs

随身suíshēn · to carry with you调整tiáozhěng · to adjust冻dòng · to freeze逗dòu · to tease堆duī · to pile up对比duìbǐ · to contrast对待duìdài · to treat蹲dūn · to crouch

FAQs

度过 (dùguò) means “to pass” or “to spend (time)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it dùguò: dù with a 4th tone, then guò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 度过 is written 度過. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type duguo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 度过 from the suggestions. Typing duguo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
度过 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.