走过 (zǒu guò) — to walk past, to pass by (on foot); (figurative) to go through, to experience (a period, difficulty)
Definition
走过 is a separable verb: 走 ('walk') + 过 (a direction complement meaning 'past/through'). The 过 must move to after the object — say 走过那家商店, not 走过那家商店过.
verb
to walk pastto pass by (on foot)(figurative) to go throughto experience (a period, difficulty)
Examples
- 走过。Wǒ měi tiān zǒu guò nà jiā shāng diàn.I walk past that store every day.
- 走过。Tā men zǒu guò le jiān nán de shí qī.They went through a difficult period.
- 走过。Tā zǒu guò wǒ shēn biān shí méi shuō huà.He didn't speak when he walked past me.
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