路经 (lù jīng) — to pass through; to go by way of

Definition

路经 emphasizes the route passing through a place, not stopping there. Compare 经过 (jīngguò), which is the everyday HSK 4 word for 'pass by / pass through' and covers passing through as part of a journey.

verb
to pass throughto go by way of
Easily confused

Examples

  • 路经。
    Wǒ men zhè cì lǚ xíng huì lù jīng sān gè chéng shì.
    On this trip we will pass through three cities.
  • 路经。
    Qù jī chǎng de bān chē lù jīng shì zhōng xīn.
    The shuttle bus to the airport goes through the city center.
  • 路经。
    Zhè tiáo tiě lù lù jīng duō gè shěng fèn.
    This railway passes through multiple provinces.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

路lùroute
经jīngpass

路 means route and 经 means pass, giving the sense of passing by way of a route.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè路lù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

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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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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