Chinese word

过程

Pronunciation

Pinyinguò chéng

Meaning

  • nounprocess

Example

做菜的过程比想象的简单。zuò cài de guò chéng bǐ xiǎng xiàng de jiǎn dān

The cooking process is simpler than expected.

Illustration for 过程 (process)

More examples

用简单的步骤可以看清整个过程。yòng jiǎn dān de bù zhòu ké yǐ kàn qīng zhěng gè guò chéng

Simple steps can make the entire process clear.

Core concept

An event viewed as a chain of stages, with change and development linking its start to its finish.

Common phrases

  • 整个过程zhěng gè guò chéng

    whole process

  • 学习过程xué xí guò chéng

    learning process

  • 做菜的过程zuò cài de guò chéng

    cooking process

Similar words

步骤bù zhòu: One ordered step in a task or activity.
阶段jiē duàn: A distinct period or stage in a longer event or development.
程序chéng xù: A set of established steps carried out in a fixed order.

Definition in Chinese

某一事情从开始到结束中发生变化、逐步发展的连贯过程。mǒu yí shì qíng cóng kāi shǐ dào jié shù zhōng fā shēng biàn huà zhú bù fā zhǎn de lián guàn guò chéng

Word origin

过程 (guòchéng, "process") is formed from 过 (guò, "pass through") + 程 (chéng, "course or sequence"), so its structure suggests moving through an ordered course.

Usage tips

  • English uses process as a verb, but 过程 (guòchéng, "process") functions as a noun in standard Chinese and does not itself mean "to process."

Other meanings

  • flownoun
  • progressnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 全过程quán guò chéngentire processnoun

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