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Trad. 過
- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
Trad. 過房
- to adopt
- to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
Trad. 過敏
- (medicine) allergic; hypersensitive
- (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact
Trad. 過時
- old-fashioned
- out of date
- to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
Trad. 越過
- to cross over
- to transcend
- to cover distance
- to overcome
- to rise above
Trad. 過期
- to be overdue
- to exceed the time limit
- to expire (as in expiration date)
Trad. 過渡
- to cross over (by ferry)
- transition
- interim
- caretaker (administration)
Trad. 過火
- to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions)
- over the top; excessive
- burned
Trad. 過癮
- to satisfy a craving
- to get a kick out of sth
- gratifying
- immensely enjoyable
- satisfying
- fulfilling
Trad. 通過
- to pass through; to get through
- to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
- to pass (a test)
- by means of; through; via
Trad. 過節
- to celebrate a festival
- after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
Trad. 過篩
- to put through a sieve; to sift (flour etc); to strain (a liquid); (fig.) to screen; to filter; to select
Trad. 過繼
- to adopt
- to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
Trad. 過貓
- (Tw) edible fern fronds (fiddleheads), specifically Diplazium esculentum
Trad. 繞過
- to detour
- to bypass
- to circumvent
- to avoid
- to wind around (of a road etc)
Trad. 過門
- to pass through a doorway
- (of a woman) to marry
- orchestral music interlude in an opera
Trad. 過關
- to cross a barrier
- to get through (an ordeal)
- to pass (a test)
- to reach (a standard)
Trad. 不過
- only
- merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
Trad. 過頭
- to overdo it
- to overstep the limit
- excessively
- above one's head
- overhead
Trad. 楊過
- Yang Guo, protagonist of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" 神鵰俠侶|神雕侠侣[Shen2 diao1 Xia2 lu : 3]
- (used jocularly as a verb "to have tested positive", since 楊|杨[Yang2] and 陽|阳[yang2] are homonyms)
Trad. 劃過
- (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky)
- (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky)
Trad. 過人
- to surpass others; outstanding
- (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
Trad. 過堂
- to appear in court for trial (old)
- (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall
Trad. 過場
- interlude
- to cross the stage
- to do sth as a mere formality
- to go through the motions
Trad. 帶過
- to give sth only cursory attention
- to treat sth as not very significant
Trad. 過度
- excessive
- over-
- excess
- going too far
- extravagant
- intemperate
- overdue
Trad. 過往
- to come and go
- to have friendly relations with
- in the past
- previous
Trad. 過得
- How are you getting by?
- How's life?
- contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by
- tolerably well
- not too bad
Trad. 過戶
- to transfer ownership or title (of real estate or a vehicle etc); to register a change of ownership
Trad. 過日子
- to live one's life
- to pass one's days
- to get along
Trad. 不為過
- not an exaggeration
- not excessive
- not wide of the mark
Trad. 看不過
- cannot stand by idly and watch
- unable to put up with it any longer
- see 看不過去|看不过去[kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5]
Trad. 反過來
- conversely
- in reverse order
- in an opposite direction
Trad. 打不過
- to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)
Trad. 拗不過
- can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
Trad. 只不過
- only; merely; nothing but; no more than
- it's just that ...
Trad. 過不下
- to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner)
- to be unable to make a living
Trad. 氣不過
- so angry it's unbearable
- bitter about unbearable grievances
Trad. 過不去
- to make life difficult for
- to embarrass
- unable to make it through
Trad. 倒過兒
- the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
Trad. 過來人
- an experienced person
- sb who has "been around (the block)"
- sb who has personally experienced it
Trad. 過勞死
- karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
Trad. 過勞肥
- overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)
Trad. 過庭錄
- lit. Notes on Passing the Hall, historical jottings by 12th century Southern Song poet Fan Gongcheng 范公偁[Fan4 Gong1 cheng1], containing moral instructions derived from great men of Song dynasty
Trad. 過得去
- lit. can pass through (an opening)
- fig. can get by (in life)
- tolerably well
- not too bad
- How are you getting by?
- How's life?
Trad. 回過頭來
- to turn one's head; to turn around
- (fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before)
- (fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past
Trad. 數不過來
- can't manage to count
- too many to count
Trad. 一筆帶過
- (idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)
Trad. 過時不候
- being late is not acceptable (idiom)
Trad. 過橋米線
- rice noodle soup from Yunnan province