过得去

過得去

guòdeqù

phrase #17,802

Meanings

1 passable
2 not too bad
3 able to get by

Characters

able to (complement marker)

Literally 'can pass through' — figuratively means tolerable or good enough.

Examples

他的中文还过得去。

Tā de Zhōngwén hái guòdeqù.

His Chinese is passable.

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 dé

去 qù