过程

guòchéng

Traditional: 過程

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Translation

process, course, procedure

Word origin

A compound of 过 (guò, to pass, to go through) and 程 (chéng, journey, stage), describing the stages something passes through over time.

Origin
compound
Root
过 (guò, to pass through) + 程 (chéng, journey, stage)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 过

Stroke order for 程

Examples

Learning is a long-term process.

nài

This process requires a great deal of patience.

miáoshù

Please describe the whole process.

He was injured during the course of the match.

The process of growing up is always full of challenges.

过程 (guò chéng) means a process or course, the sequence of stages something passes through. It applies to actions, events, and developments unfolding over time.

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This word is part of lesson 37.