走过 (zǒu guò) — to walk past, to pass by (on foot); (figurative… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

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.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

走 means walk and 过 means past or through, giving pass by or experience.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 過; 过 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

咼

咼wāi過guò

Same sound today

The traditional form 過 pairs 辵 (walk) with 咼 as a sound component; the simplified 过 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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