VerbsHSK 4
Expressing 'through' with 经过
The word 经过 means 'to pass by' a place or 'to go through' an experience, and can be used literally or figuratively. In the pattern 经过 + Event/Time, it introduces a background event or time before the main action, with 的时候 often added to form a time clause.
구조
Subj. + 经过 + Place
used as a main verb meaning 'to pass by'
经过 + Event / Time ，⋯⋯
the Event/Time is commonly followed by 的时候
예문
- 我每天上班都经过这里。Wǒ měi tiān shàng bān dōu jīng guò zhè lǐ.I pass by this place every day on the way to work.
- 我坐火车回老家常常经过这个城市。Wǒ zuò huǒ chē huí lǎo jiā cháng cháng jīng guò zhè ge chéng shì.I usually pass by this city when I take the train back to my hometown.
- 你经过我家门口的时候叫我一下。Nǐ jīng guò wǒ jiā mén kǒu de shí hou jiào wǒ yí xià.Call me when you pass by my door.
- 她经过这个咖啡店的时候就会想到他。Tā jīng guò zhè ge kā fēi diàn de shí hou jiù huì xiǎng dào tā.She thinks about him when she walks past this cafe.