说得过去

說得過去

shuōdeguòqù

phrase

Meanings

1 acceptable
2 passable
3 justifiable
4 to make sense

Characters

potential particle

Examples

他的解释还说得过去。

Tā de jiěshì hái shuōdeguòqù.

His explanation is at least passable.

价格高一点也说得过去，毕竟质量好。

Jiàgé gāo yīdiǎn yě shuōdeguòqù, bìjìng zhìliàng hǎo.

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

Tips

grammar

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

Stroke Order

说 shuō

得 dé

过 guò

去 qù