Chinese words starting with “guo”
54 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable guo. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 11 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial g · final uo · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 1
- 2nd tone 18
- 3rd tone 7
- 4th tone 28
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 过去guò qùHSK 2
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- 国家guó jiāHSK 1
country; nation; state
- 过来guò láiHSK 2
to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
- 过程guò chéngHSK 3
course of events; process
- 国际guó jìHSK 2
international
- 果然guǒ ránHSK 3
really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- 国内guó nèiHSK 3
domestic; internal (to a country); civil
- 国外guó wàiHSK 1
abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign
- 果汁guǒ zhīHSK 3
fruit juice
- 国庆guó qìngHSK 3
National Day
- 过年guò niánHSK 2
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
All 54 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 过 | guò | u,v,d,g | to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too- | |
| 2 | 国 | guó | n | country; nation; state; (bound form) national | |
| 3 | 过分 | guò fèn | a,ad,v | excessive; undue; overly | |
| 4 | 国王 | guó wáng | n | king | |
| 5 | 锅 | guō | n,q | pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing | |
| 6 | 过度 | guò dù | v,d,vn | excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue | |
| 7 | 过于 | guò yú | d | too much; excessively | |
| 8 | 国会 | guó huì | n | Parliament (UK); Congress (US); Diet (Japan); Legislative Yuan (Taiwan) | |
| 9 | 过敏 | guò mǐn | v,vn | oversensitive; allergic; allergy | |
| 10 | 国土 | guó tǔ | n | country's territory; national land | |
| 11 | 国民 | guó mín | n | nationals; citizens; people of a nation | |
| 12 | 过后 | guò hòu | t,v | after the event | |
| 13 | 国务院 | guó wù yuàn | nt | State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) | |
| 14 | 裹 | guǒ | v | to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) | |
| 15 | 国防 | guó fáng | n | national defense | |
| 16 | 过错 | guò cuò | n | mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault) | |
| 17 | 过节 | guò jié | v,vn | to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) | |
| 18 | 过渡 | guò dù | v,vn | to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration) | |
| 19 | 过头 | guò tóu | a | to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead | |
| 20 | 过不去 | guò bu qù | v | to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through | |
| 21 | 过期 | guò qī | v,vn | to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date) | |
| 22 | 国旗 | guó qí | n | flag (of a country) | |
| 23 | 过滤 | guò lǜ | v,vn | to filter; filter | |
| 24 | 过时 | guò shí | a | old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon | |
| 25 | 过往 | guò wǎng | vn,v | to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous | |
| 26 | 果断 | guǒ duàn | a,ad | firm; decisive | |
| 27 | 过日子 | guò rì zi | v | to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along | |
| 28 | 过失 | guò shī | n | error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency | |
| 29 | 过瘾 | guò yǐn | a,v | to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling | |
| 30 | 过关 | guò guān | v,vn | to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) | |
| 31 | 过早 | guò zǎo | d | premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast | |
| 32 | 过剩 | guò shèng | v,vn | to be excessive; to be more than is required | |
| 33 | 果实 | guǒ shí | n | fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains | |
| 34 | 果真 | guǒ zhēn | d,c | really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... | |
| 35 | 国有 | guó yǒu | vn | nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned | |
| 36 | 国籍 | guó jí | n | nationality | |
| 37 | 过道 | guò dào | n | passageway; corridor; aisle | |
| 38 | 果园 | guǒ yuán | n | orchard | |
| 39 | 过问 | guò wèn | v | to show an interest in; to get involved with | |
| 40 | 国歌 | guó gē | n | national anthem | |
| 41 | 国产 | guó chǎn | b | domestically produced | |
| 42 | 国庆节 | guó qìng jié | t | PRC National Day (October 1st) | |
| 43 | 过境 | guò jìng | v,vn | to pass through a country's territory; transit | |
| 44 | 国宝 | guó bǎo | n | national treasure | |
| 45 | 过半 | guò bàn | v | over fifty percent; more than half | |
| 46 | 国画 | guó huà | traditional Chinese painting | ||
| 47 | 国情 | guó qíng | n | the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country | |
| 48 | 过硬 | guò yìng | a | to have perfect mastery of sth; to be up to the mark | |
| 49 | 果酱 | guǒ jiàng | n | jam | |
| 50 | 过意不去 | guò yì bù qù | v | to feel very apologetic |
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