6.16Usage: +++++

过過 gùo guo

1. Cross over (physical action) / Passing (of time)

过马路 (guò mǎ lù) Cross the road
过桥 (guò qiáo) Cross the bridge
过海 (guò hǎi) Cross over the sea
过后 (guò hòu) Afterwards Literal. Passing (of time) later

2. Exceed

过度 (guò dù) Excessive Literal. Exceed limit
过期 (guò qī) Expire Literal. Exceed (certain) date
过时 (gùo shí) Not in fashion / Passé Literal. Exceed (certain) time
过分 (guò fèn) Cross the line / Too much Literal. Exceed one's share

3. Mistake (in the wrong)

过错 (gùo cùo) Fault Literal. Mistake and wrongdoings
过失 (guò shī) Negligence Literal. Mistake and lost
罪过 (zuì guò) Sin / Offense Literal. Crime and mistake
改过自新 (gǎi guò zì xīn) Turn over a new leaf Literal. Change all mistakes and start anew

4. Structure particle

Added after a verb to indicate that the action has been done (passed)

有过 (yǒu guo) Have had
滑过 (húa guo) Slipped by
经过 (jīng guo) Passed by
透过 (tòu guo) Seeped through
吃过榴莲 (chī guò liú lián) Have eaten durian before
去过日本 (qù guò rì běn) Have been to Japan before