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度过

dù guò

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 度過

What 度过 means

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

The characters in 度过

• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)

Example sentences

• 危险还没有度过。
  The danger has not passed yet.
• 她独自度过了周末。
  She spent the weekend by herself.
• 他在读书中度过夜晚.
  He spent the evening reading a book.
• 我度过了美好的时光。
  I had a wonderful time.
• 我陪家人度过圣诞夜。
  I'm spending Christmas Eve with my family.
• 我想跟你度过一整天。
  I want to spend the whole day with you.

Sounds the same

Read dù guò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 渡过to cross over; to pass through

Where 度过 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Time & Temporal Expressions (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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