说得过去

說得過去

shuō de guòqù

phrase

Meanings

1 acceptable
2 passable
3 justifiable
4 to make sense

Characters

potential particle

Examples

HSK 4

他的解释还说得过去。

Tā de jiěshì hái shuōde guòqù.

His explanation is at least passable.

HSK 5

价格高一点也说得过去，毕竟质量好。

Jiàgé gāo yìdiǎn yě shuōde guòqù, bìjìng zhìliàng hǎo.

A slightly higher price is justifiable, given the good quality.

Tips

grammar

Potential complement structure: 说 (say) + 得 (can) + 过去 (get by). Negative form: 说不过去 (indefensible / doesn't make sense).

Stroke Order

说 shuō

得 de

过 guò

去 qù