Decoded Slug: 过 (guò) - Indicates a past experience
Mandarin Grammar Point
过 (guò) - Indicates a past experience
过 (guò) - Indicates a past experience
Short explanation:
Used to denote that an action has been experienced in the past.
Formation:
Subject + Verb + 过 + (Object)
Examples:
我去过长城。
Wǒ qùguò Chángchéng.
I have been to the Great Wall.
你吃过麻辣烫吗？
Nǐ chīguò málà tàng ma?
Have you ever eaten hot and spicy soup?
她看过这部电影。
Tā kànguò zhè bù diànyǐng.
She has seen this movie.
他们住过上海。
Tāmen zhùguò Shànghǎi.
They have lived in Shanghai.
Long explanation:
The Mandarin Chinese particle '过 (guò)' is used to indicate an action or situation that has been experienced or occurred at some point in the past. This verb modifier tells the listener that the action is completed. It is somewhat equivalent to the past simple tense in English.