经过jīng guòto pass; to go through
经过 (jīng guò) means "to pass," "to go through," or "process; course." As a verb it describes going past or through a place, as in 经过商店 (pass a shop), or going through time or effort; as a noun it names the course of events, as in 事情的经过 (what happened, step by step).
What does 经过 mean?
- 1.
to pass; to go throughverb
- 2.
process; coursenoun
What do the characters in 经过 mean?
- 经to pass through
- 过to cross
How do you use 经过?
经过 + a period or effort at the start of a sentence often leads to a result, as in 经过一年的学习.
Patterns
经过 + place
这路车经过火车站。
Zhè lù chē jīngguò huǒchēzhàn.
This bus goes past the train station.
What are some examples of 经过 in a sentence?
我每天都经过这家商店。
Wǒ měi tiān dōu jīngguò zhè jiā shāngdiàn.
I pass this shop every day.
经过一年的学习，他的中文好多了。
Jīngguò yì nián de xuéxí, tā de Zhōngwén hǎo duō le.
After a year of study, his Chinese has improved a lot.
请你说说事情的经过。
Qǐng nǐ shuōshuo shìqing de jīngguò.
Please walk us through the course of events.
How is 经过 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
请问，这路车经过火车站吗？
Qǐngwèn, zhè lù chē jīngguò huǒchēzhàn ma?
Excuse me, does this bus go past the train station?
- Speaker B:
经过，第三站就是。
Jīngguò, dì-sān zhàn jiù shì.
Yes, it's the third stop.
- Speaker A:
坐到那儿要多长时间？
Zuò dào nàr yào duō cháng shíjiān?
How long does it take to get there?
- Speaker B:
大概半个小时。
Dàgài bàn ge xiǎoshí.
About half an hour.
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- 经历jīng lìto experience; to go throughHSK 4
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- 过来guò láito come overHSK 2
- 通过tōng guòto pass (a test)HSK 4
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.