过
Have done something before
HSK 2 · 4 examples
Speed
Verb + 过 says you have had that experience at some point in your life. It is not about a particular time.
It is very common in questions: 你去过中国吗？
Examples
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I have been to China.
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Have you ever eaten Chinese food?
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I have seen this film.
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He has never studied Chinese.
Watch out
- 不能带具体时间：我昨天去过 ✗ → 我昨天去了 ✓
- 否定用「没」：我没去过中国。
Words in these examples
All 16 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new.
- 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
- 去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
- 过guòHSK 1pass, pass through, go across
- 中国zhōng guóHSK 1China
- 你nǐHSK 1you, second person pronoun
- 吃chīHSK 1eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
- 菜càiHSK 1vegetables; dish, order; food
- 吗maHSK 1final interrogative particle
- 看kànHSK 1look, see; examine, scrutinize
- 这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
- 部bùHSK 2part, division, section
- 电影diàn yǐngHSK 1movie; film
- 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
- 没méiHSK 1not, have not, none; drown, sink
- 学xuéHSK 1learning, knowledge; school
- 汉语hàn yǔHSK 1Chinese language