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Usages of guo
你 去 过 北京 吗?nǐ qù guo Běijīng ma?
Have you been to Beijing?
她 也 去 过 上海。tā yě qù guo Shànghǎi.
She has also been to Shanghai.
我 还 没 去 过 北京, 我 想 去。wǒ hái méi qù guo Běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù.
I haven’t been to Beijing yet; I want to go.
你 看 过 那 本 书 吗?nǐ kàn guo nà běn shū ma?
Have you read that book?
我 去 过 上海, 也 在 北京 工作 过。wǒ qù guo Shànghǎi, yě zài Běijīng gōngzuò guo.
I have been to Shanghai, and I have also worked in Beijing.
我 去 过 那 个 城市 三 次 了, 每 次 都 觉得 很 有 意思。wǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.
我 从来 没 吃 过 这 种 酸 又 甜 的 水果, 味道 很 特别。wǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de shuǐguǒ, wèidào hěn tèbié.
I’ve never eaten this kind of sweet-and-sour fruit; the taste is very special.
你 在 这里 过 过 春节 吗?nǐ zài zhèlǐ guò guo Chūnjié ma?
Have you ever spent Spring Festival here?
我们 用 过 的 塑料 袋子 应该 放 到 回收 的 垃圾桶 里。wǒmen yòng guo de sùliào dàizi yīnggāi fàng dào huíshōu de lājītǒng lǐ.
Used plastic bags should be put into the recycling trash can.
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