Chinese word

度过

Pronunciation

Pinyindù guò

Meaning

  • verbspend

Example

我们在海边度过了一个愉快的周末。wǒ men zài hǎi biān dù guò le yí gè yú kuài de zhōu mò

We spent a pleasant weekend by the sea.

Illustration for 度过 (spend)

More examples

经过治疗，他顺利地度过了危险期。jīng guò zhì liáo tā shùn lì dì dù guò le wēi xiǎn qī

After treatment, he safely got through the dangerous period.

Core concept

An activity or experience fills a stretch of time as that stretch runs from its beginning to its end.

Common phrases

  • 度过周末dù guò zhōu mò

    spend the weekend

  • 度过暑假dù guò shǔ jià

    spend summer vacation

  • 度过难关dù guò nán guān

    get through a difficult time

  • 度过生日dù guò shēng rì

    spend one's birthday

Similar words

过guò: Pass through a period or come to the end of an event.
花huā: Spend time or money while carrying out an activity.
经历jīng lì: Go through an event and have it as part of personal experience.

Definition in Chinese

把一段时间用于某种活动，或指某个时间段随着时间的流逝而结束，常用于节日、假期或周末的经历。bǎ yí duàn shí jiān yòng yú móu zhǒng huó dòng huò zhǐ mǒu gè shí jiān duàn suí zhe shí jiān de liú shì ér jié shù cháng yòng yú jié rì jià qī huò zhōu mò de jīng lì

Word origin

度 (dù, "a measure or period") + 过 (guò, "to pass through") forms the image of passing across a measured span of time.

Usage tips

  • English spend often focuses on money, but this verb focuses on time, so it naturally describes holidays, weekends, and other periods rather than amounts paid.

Other meanings

  • get throughverb
  • passverb

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