Expressing "through" with "jingguo"

Using 经过 as Verb

The first way that 经过 is used as a verb is that it means "to pass by" or "to pass through." It is like saying "I went through downtown" or "I passed by the shop."

Examples

• 我 每天 上班 都 会 经过 人民 广场 。 Wsǒ měi tiān shàngbān dōu huì jīngguò Rénmín Guǎngchǎng.I pass the People's Square every day on my way to work.
• 她 经过 这个 咖啡店 的时候 会 想到 他 。 Tā jīngguò zhège kāfēidiàn de de shíhou huì xiǎngdào tā.She thinks about him when she walks past this cafe.

Using 经过 as Preposition

Structure

As a preposition, 经过 means "to experience something" or "going through a time." It emphasizes the process of that experience. If it is talking about "going through a time," it is usually talking about the past.

经过 + Event / Time，Subj. + Predicate

Examples

• 经过 自己 的 努力 ， 她 考上 了 北京 大学 。 Jīngguò zìjǐ de nǔlì, tā kǎoshàng le Běijīng dàxué.Through her own hard work, she got admitted into Peking University.
• 经过 这 几 年 的 发展 ， 我 老家 发生 了 很 大 变化 。 jīngguò zhè jǐ nián de fāzhǎn, wǒ lǎojiā fāshēng le hěn dà biànhuà.After the last few years of development, my hometown has changed a lot.
• 经过 一 个 月 的 培训 ，他 对 公司 的 业务 已经 比较 熟悉 了。 Jīngguò yī gè yuè de péixùn, wǒmen de xīn yuángōng yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo le.After going through a month of training, our staff has prepared well.

Using 经过 as Noun

As a noun, 经过 refers to the process of something.

Examples

• 请 你 跟 我们 说 一下 当时 的 经过。Qǐng nǐ gēn wǒmen shuō yīxià dāngshí de jīngguò.Please tell us a little about that process.
• 事情 的 真实 经过 谁 都 不 知道。Shìqing de zhēnshí jīngguò shéi dōu bù zhīdào.No one knows the actual course of events.