Verb + 过去 (directional)
HSK 5- Complements
Structure (结构 jiégòu)
Meaning (意思 yìsi)
Used after a verb to indicate movement away from the speaker or passing through a certain point.
Explanation (解释 jiěshì)
The directional complement 过去 combines two elements: 过 (to pass, to cross) and 去 (to go, moving away from the speaker). It describes a movement away from the speaker's position, typically passing by some reference point.
Beyond its literal sense of physical movement, 过去 also has figurative uses, such as 晕过去 (to faint, to lose consciousness) or 挺过去 (to get through a difficult period).
Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)
- 他从我身边走过去了。繁: 他從我身邊走過去了。Tā cóng wǒ shēnbiān zǒu guòqù le.
He walked past me.
- 你跑过去看看那边发生了什么。繁: 你跑過去看看那邊發生了什麼。Nǐ pǎo guòqù kànkan nàbiān fāshēng le shénme.
Run over there and see what happened.
- 请把那本书递过去。繁: 請把那本書遞過去。Qǐng bǎ nà běn shū dì guòqù.
Please pass that book over here.
- 他太累了，一下子就晕过去了。繁: 他太累了，一下子就暈過去了。Tā tài lèi le, yíxiàzi jiù yūn guòqù le.
He was so exhausted that he fainted immediately.
- 最难的时候我们都挺过去了。繁: 最難的時候我們都挺過去了。Zuì nán de shíhou wǒmen dōu tǐng guòqù le.
We've all gotten through the hardest times.
Common mistakes
- Wrong:朋友在那边，我走过来找他。Correct:朋友在那边，我走过去找他。
Friends are over there (far from the speaker), so you must use `走过去` (go over there), not `走过来` (come over here).
- Wrong:他太激动，晕了过去。Correct:他太激动，晕过去了。
`晕过去` is a fixed phrase and cannot be split by inserting `了` between `晕` and `过去`; `了` should be placed at the end of the sentence.