How to pronounce guo qu (过去) in Chinese
Guo qu (often typed guoqu) is written 过去, pinyin guò qù. Hear 过去 (guò qù) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
过去
guò qù
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Characters & meanings
surname Guo
to go; to go to
Common mistake
Double fourth (4-4) as the noun "the past": two full falls, qù with the ü vowel. As a direction complement ("go over"), 去 drops to neutral instead.
Tone change in this word
As a verb complement, 去 goes neutral: zǒu guòqu ("walk over"); the noun "the past" keeps full guòqù.
Example sentence
过去我住在上海。
Guòqù wǒ zhù zài Shànghǎi.
In the past I lived in Shanghai.
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