过 不 去

guò bu qùdictionary entry

to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

過不去过不去 [guo4 bu5 qu4] /to make life difficult for/to embarrass/unable to make it through/

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Other forms in these source records: 過不去

过
guò
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
guo
(experienced action marker)
Guō
surname Guo
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
去
qù
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

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