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过得去

過得去
guòdeqù
phrase #17,802

Meanings

  1. 1 passable
  2. 2 not too bad
  3. 3 able to get by

Characters

过
guò
to pass
得
de
able to (complement marker)
去
qù
to go
Literally 'can pass through' - figuratively means tolerable or good enough.

Examples

HSK 1
他的中文还过得去。
Tā de Zhōngwén hái guòdeqù.
His Chinese is passable.
HSK 2
日子过得去就行了。
Rìzi guòdeqù jiù xíng le.
As long as life is manageable, that's fine.

Tips

grammar
过得去 uses the potential complement structure V + 得 + result. The negative form is 过不去, meaning 'can't get by' or 'can't let it go' (often about grudges).

Stroke Order

过 guò
得 de
去 qù