# 过不去 (guòbuqù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 过不去 (guòbuqù) means “to be hard on; unable to pass”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be hard on; unable to pass
- Pinyin: guòbuqù (guo4 bu5 qu4)
- Traditional: 過不去
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 你别总是跟自己过不去。
  Nǐ bié zǒngshì gēn zìjǐ guòbuqù.
  Don't always be so hard on yourself.

## Characters

- [过](https://hanziro.com/word/guo-have-done-before/) (guo): (particle) have done before
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [去](https://hanziro.com/word/qu-go/) (qù): to go

https://hanziro.com/word/guo-bu-qu-be-hard-on/

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