路过 (lù guò) — to pass by, to go past | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

路过 means you pass a place as part of your route without stopping — just passing by. Use 经过 when the focus is the route or path; 穿过 emphasizes going through a space.

verb

to pass byto go past

Examples

路过。
Wǒ měi tiān lù guò nà ge gōng yuán.
I pass by that park every day.
路过。
Wǒ lù guò xué xiào de shí hou kàn jiàn le tā.
I saw him when I passed by the school.
路过。
Zuó tiān wǒ men lù guò yì jiā xīn kāi de shū diàn.
We passed by a newly opened bookstore yesterday.

Origin

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

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.

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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