过程guò chéngcourse of events; process
过程 (guò chéng) means "process" or "course of events," the steps or time something goes through from start to end, as in 学习是一个过程 (learning is a process) or 这个过程很长 (this process is very long). It is often used to talk about how something happens step by step, not only about the final result.
What does 过程 mean?
- 1.
course of events; processnoun
What do the characters in 过程 mean?
- 过not compositional here
- 程procedure
How do you use 过程?
过程 often appears as 在……的过程中 (in the course of …) or with 很长 / 很难 to describe a process.
What are some examples of 过程 in a sentence?
How is 过程 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你学开车难吗?
Nǐ xué kāichē nán ma?
Is learning to drive hard for you?
- Speaker B:
开始很难,可是过程很有意思。
Kāishǐ hěn nán, kěshì guòchéng hěn yǒu yìsi.
It is hard at first, but the process is very interesting.
- Speaker A:
你学了多长时间了?
Nǐ xué le duō cháng shíjiān le?
How long have you been learning?
- Speaker B:
三个月了,下个星期考试。
Sān ge yuè le, xià ge xīngqī kǎoshì.
Three months now; the test is next week.
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Related words
- 不过bú guòbut; howeverHSK 4
- 超过chāo guòto surpassHSK 4
- 通过tōng guòto pass (a test)HSK 4
- 错过cuò guòto miss (train, opportunity etc)HSK 4
- 经过jīng guòto pass; to go throughHSK 3
- 难过nán guòto feel sadHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.