过不去

• Pinyin: guò bu qù
• Desglose de hanzi: 过 = 辶 + 咼 (to pass); 不 = negation marker; 去 = 土 (earth) + 厶 (private) — to leave, depart

Significado

No poder pasar; ponérselo difícil a alguien; no poder superarlo / sentirse mal por dentro.

Has three main senses: (1) literal — unable to pass a physical space; (2) interpersonal — deliberately making things hard for someone (跟某人过不去); (3) psychological — feeling troubled, guilty, or uneasy with oneself or others (心里过不去). A versatile colloquial expression.

Ejemplos

1. 路被大树拦住了，我们的车根本过不去。
2. 他总是挑剔下属的工作，同事们都觉得他故意跟大家过不去。
3. 犯了这么大的错，他心里一直过不去，辗转难眠。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily life, interpersonal relations, emotions, obstacles

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 你不必为那件事一直过不去，当时你已经尽力了。(You don't need to keep feeling troubled about that matter — you did your best at the time.)
• 她一直觉得他是故意跟她过不去，才处处刁难。(She always felt he was deliberately making things hard for her, which is why he kept creating difficulties.)

Incorrecto

• 这条路过不去 — acceptable in casual speech, but in formal writing specify: 此路不通 or 无法通行

Origen e historia

过 (to pass) + 不 (not) + 去 (to go) — literally 'cannot pass through/go over'

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal