Experience with 过

Structure Verb + 过 (+ object)

过 (guo) after the verb marks an EXPERIENCE: that something has been done "at some point" in life. 我去过中国 = "I’ve been to China (at some point)". It differs from 了 (a specific, completed action): 过 looks at accumulated experience. Negate with 没(有) and KEEP the 过: 我没去过.

Examples

我wǒ去qù过guò中zhōng国guó。
I’ve been to China.
你nǐ吃chī过guò北běi京jīng烤kǎo鸭yā吗ma？
Have you tried Peking duck?
我wǒ没méi看kàn过guò这zhè个ge电diàn影yǐng。
I haven’t seen this movie.

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