HSK 2

动态助词:过

The aspect particle: 过

Explanation

The particle 过 is placed after a verb to indicate an action that happened and ended in the past, emphasizing a past experience. The negative form is '没+动词+过' to say one has never done something. For example: '我去过中国' (I have been to China) expresses experience, while '我没去过中国' (I have never been to China) negates that experience.

Examples

我去过一次中国。/我没去过中国。
guòzhōngguó/méiguòzhōngguó
他学过一点儿中文,他没学过中文。
xuéguòdiǎnérzhōngwénméixuéguòzhōngwén

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