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过日子過日子 guò rì zi — to live one's life

guò (fourth tone, falling) rì (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)guo4 ri4 zi5

Traditional: 過日子

to live one's life

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
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Meanings

  1. to live one's life

    to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 过過
    guò (fourth tone, falling) guo (neutral tone)

    to cross, to pass by, to go through; to spend (time); to exceed; (unstressed guo) the experiential aspect marker

    6 strokes⿺辶寸Radical 辵
  • 日
    rì (fourth tone, falling)

    sun; day; day of the month in a written date

    4 strokesRadical 日
  • 子
    zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

    child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

    3 strokesRadical 子