Chinese Character Dictionary

过来人

guò lái rén

an experienced person

过冬

guò dōng

to get through the winter

过分

guò fèn

excessive

过剩

guò shèng

surplus

过劳

guò láo

overwork

过劳死

guò láo sĭ

karoshi (loan word from Japanese), death from overwork

过劳肥

guò láo féi

overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)

过半

guò bàn

over fifty percent

过去

guò qu

(in the) past

过去分词

guò qu fēn cí

past participle (in European grammar)

过去式

guò qu shì

past tense

过去时

guò qù shí

past tense (grammar)

过去经验

guò qu jīng yàn

past experience

过问

guò wèn

to show an interest in

过场

guò chăng

interlude

过境

guò jìng

to pass through a country's territory

过境签证

guò jìng qiān zhèng

transit visa

过多

guò duō

too many

过夜

guò yè

to spend the night

过失

guò shī

defect

过客

guò kè

passing traveler

过家家

guò jiā jiā

to play house

过少

guò shăo

too few

过山车

guò shān chē

roller coaster

过帐

guò zhàng

posting (accounting)

过年

guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

过度

guò dù

excessive

过度学习到的

guò dù xué xí dào de

overlearned

过度紧张

guò dù jĭn zhāng

hypertension

过度关怀

guò dù guān huái

obsession

过庭录

guò tíng lù

lit. Notes on passing the hall, historical jottings by 12th century Southern Song poet Fan Gongcheng 範公偁|范公偁, containing moral instructions derived from great men of Song dynasty

过往

guò wăng

to come and go

过后

guò hòu

after the event

过得

guò dé

How are you getting by?

过得去

guò dé qù

lit. can pass through (an opening)

过从

guò cóng

to have relations with

过意不去

guò yì bù qù

to feel very apologetic

过招

guò zhāo

to fight

过敏

guò mĭn

to be allergic

过敏反应

guò mĭn făn yìng

allergic reaction

过敏性

guò mĭn xìng

hypersensitive

过敏性休克

guò mĭn xìng xiū kè

anaphylactic shock

过敏性反应

guò mĭn xìng făn yìng

allergic reaction

过于

guò yú

too much

过日子

guò rì zi

to live one's life

过早

guò zăo

premature

过早死亡

guò zăo sĭ wáng

premature death

过早起爆

guò zăo qĭ bào

preinitiation

过时

guò shí

old-fashioned

过时不候

guò shí bù hòu

being late is not acceptable (idiom)

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

过气

guò qì

past one's prime

过氧

guò yăng

peroxy-

过氧化

guò yăng huà

peroxide

过氧化氢

guò yăng huà qīng

hydrogen peroxide H2O2

过氧化氢酶

guò yăng huà qīng méi

catalase (enzyme)

过氧化物

guò yăng huà wù

peroxide

过氧化苯甲酰

guò yăng huà bĕn jiă xiān

benzoil peroxide

过氧物酶体

guò yăng wù méi tĭ

peroxisome (type of organelle)

过氧苯甲酰

guò yăng bĕn jiă xiān

benzoil peroxide