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To make life difficult for in Chinese: 过不去 (guò bu qù)

guò bu qù

to make life difficult for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 過不去1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to make life difficult for
  2. 2to embarrass
  3. 3unable to make it through

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ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄅㄨ

bu

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

ㄑㄩˋ

qù

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

过不去

Simplified

過不去

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这条河水太深，我们过不去。

    zhè tiáo hé shuǐ tài shēn， wǒ men guò bú qù。

    The river is too deep, so we can't get across.

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Related words

不

bù

no

去

qù

to go

过

guò

to cross

去年

qù nián

last year

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

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