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Expressing past experience with 过 (guò)
Aspect & Tense
Time Expressions
Structure
Verb + 过
Explanation
过 (guò) is an aspect particle placed after a verb to indicate that an action has been experienced at least once in the past. It emphasizes the experience itself rather than the completion of an action. For example, 我去过中国 means "I have been to China (at some point)."
Examples
你吃过北京烤鸭吗？
Nǐ chīguò Běijīng kǎoyā ma?
Have you ever had Beijing roast duck?
我以前学过钢琴，但现在都忘了。
Wǒ yǐqián xuéguò gāngqín, dàn xiànzài dōu wàng le.
I used to learn piano, but I've forgotten it all now.
她说她从来没坐过飞机。
Tā shuō tā cónglái méi zuòguò fēijī.
She said she has never been on an airplane.