过
directional verb suffix
Meanings
5 senses · 10 examplesdirectional verb suffix
indicate passage past a location
Attached after a main verb to describe movement across a place or object.
I saw a stray cat when I walked past the square.
He rode me across the bridge and then went home.
directional verb suffix
indicate turning direction
Attached after a main verb to describe flipping or turning around.
Please turn this book one page, we will start reading from the next paragraph.
He turned his head to look at the movement behind him.
directional verb suffix
indicate surpassing
Attached after a main verb to describe outperforming or exceeding someone/something.
I can't beat him, I lost this competition.
This horse has the strength equivalent to two donkeys.
aspectual particle
indicate completion of an action
Attached after a main verb to show the action has been finished.
I will go for a walk after eating dinner.
Apricot blossoms and peach blossoms had already bloomed in spring.
aspectual particle
indicate past experience of an action
Attached after a main verb to describe a past experience that is no longer ongoing.
He came to Beijing last year, but has already gone back now.
We have suffered losses and been cheated before, so now we have become more cautious.