过路 (guò lù) — to pass by (a place), to be in transit | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

过路 (guò lù) means 'to pass by / be in transit' — used for travelers, vehicles, or goods passing through a place. Compare 路过 (lùguò), which adds a stop or detours via a location.

verb

to pass by (a place)to be in transit

Examples

过路。
Wǒ men kāi chē guò lù de shí hou kàn dào le nà jiā diàn.
We saw that shop when we drove by.
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Guò zhè tiáo lù de shí hou yào xiǎo xīn.
Be careful when passing this road.
，。
Tā zuó tiān guò le yí cì lù, méi zhù yì dào wǒ.
He passed by once yesterday and didn't notice me.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

过 (pass) and 路 (road) combine to mean passing a road, hence pass by.

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.

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.

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.

Appears in

Roads & Traffic

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