过年
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
过年 (guònián) · to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过年 (guònián) means “to celebrate the Chinese New Year”. It is written with 2 characters: 过 (to pass) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 过年 is built
The characters
过 guò · to pass
What 过 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 咼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
年 nián · year
What 年 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
过年的时候我们都回家。Guònián de shíhou wǒmen dōu huíjiā.We all go home for the Chinese New Year.
你们在哪儿过年？Nǐmen zài nǎr guònián?Where are you spending the New Year?
Questions about 过年
What does 过年 mean?
过年 (guònián) means “to celebrate the Chinese New Year”.
How do you pronounce 过年?
过年 is pronounced guònián.
Which HSK level is 过年?
过年 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不过bùguòbut
- 超过chāoguòto exceed
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 过去guòqùthe past
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 难过nánguòsad
- 通过tōngguòto pass
- 走过zǒuguòto walk past
- 过程guòchéngprocess
Learn 过年 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.