How to say “pass” in Chinese
pass, meet the standard
“Pass” in Chinese is 合格, hé gé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
合格 is read hé gé: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
The same sign forms the top of 拿 “take, hold”.
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”; on the right, 各 gè hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “合格”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 合格. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的笔试合格了wǒdebǐshìhégéleI passed the written exam!
- 他没好好复习结果笔试没合格tāméihǎohǎofùxí,jiéguǒbǐshìméihégéHe didn't review properly and ended up failing the written exam.
- 我这次笔试没合格。wǒzhècìbǐshìméihégéI failed the written exam this time.
More words from the lesson “Exam time”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pass” in Chinese?
“Pass” in Chinese is 合格, pinyin hégé.
What does 合格 mean?
合格 (hégé) means “pass, meet the standard”.
How do you write 合格?
合格 is 2 characters: 合 (hé) — join; fit; 格 (gé) — square, box; standard. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 合格?
合格 is read hégé. Tones: hé — second tone, gé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pass” in the lesson “Exam time”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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