过关 guòguān to cross a barrier
to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)
How to remember 过关: 过 to cross + 关 to close = to cross a barrier.
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How it is used
- To pass a test/checkpoint / clear a hurdle - 顺利过关 (shùnlì guòguān) got through smoothly.
- From literally crossing a mountain pass; now any ordeal, exam, quality check, or game level (质量过关 up to standard; 闯关/过关 clear the level).
- Figurative and common; implies overcoming a defined obstacle. 蒙混过关 (ménghùn guòguān) = to bluff/sneak one's way through.