过来/过去
guò lái / guò qù
Draw one line down the middle and 过来/过去 solve themselves
The picture A line drawn between here and there. Cross it toward me and it is 过来; cross it away from me and it is 过去.
Where the picture shows up in 过来/过去
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crossing over to me
你过来一下,我给你看。
nǐ guò lái yí xià, wǒ gěi nǐ kàn
Come here a second, let me show you.
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crossing over from me
我现在过去接你。
wǒ xiànzài guò qù jiē nǐ
I'll come over and pick you up now.
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crossing back to yourself
他昏迷了三天才醒过来。
tā hūnmí le sān tiān cái xǐng guò lái
He was out for three days before he came round.
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crossing out of yourself
她当场晕过去了。
tā dāngchǎng yūn guò qù le
She fainted right there on the spot.
醒过来 crosses toward us, 晕过去 crosses away. Remember which side counts as normal and the pair stops being confusing.
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not all of it crosses
活儿太多,一个人忙不过来。
huór tài duō, yí ge rén máng bu guò lái
There's too much work; one person can't keep up.