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title: "Guolu Meaning: 过滤 (guòlǜ) Means “to filter”"
description: "过滤 (traditional 過濾, guòlǜ) means “to filter”. Hear its tones, see what 过 and 滤 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guolu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 过滤 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

过滤 guòlǜ

## to filter

## Its characters

1. 过 guò to cross
2. 滤 lǜ to filter

## In a sentence

自来水最好过滤以后再喝。 It's best to filter tap water before drinking it.

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## More words with 过 or 滤

- [不过 bùguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguo)
- [超过 chāoguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoguo)
- [穿过 chuānguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanguo)
- [错过 cuòguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuoguo)
- [放过 fàngguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangguo)
- [过程 guòchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guocheng)
- [过度 guòdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guodu)
- [过分 guòfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guofen)
- [过后 guòhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guohou)
- [过节 guòjié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guojie)

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