Expressing "through" with "jingguo"

When 经过 (jīngguò) is used as a verb, it means "to pass by" or "to pass through." It's like saying "I went through downtown" or "I passed by the shop." 经过 can be also used as a preposition to mean "to experience something" or "going through a time."

Used as a Verb

Examples

• 我 晚上 散步 的 时候 常常 经过 这里 。Wǒ wǎnshang sànbù de shíhou chángcháng jīngguò zhèlǐ.I usually pass this place when I take my evening walk.
• 我 坐 火车 回 老家 常常 经过 这个 城市 。Wǒ zuò huǒchē huí lǎojiā chángcháng jīngguò zhège chéngshì.I usually pass by this city when I go back to hometown train.
• 我 每天 上班 都 会 经过 人民 广场 。Wǒ měi tiān shàngbān dōu huì jīngguò Rénmín Guǎngchǎng.I pass the People's Square every day on my way to work.
• 你 经过 我 家 门口 的 时候 叫 我 一下 。Nǐ jīngguò wǒ jiā ménkǒu de shíhou jiào wǒ yīxià.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 jīngguò zhège kāfēidiàn de shíhou jiù huì xiǎngdào tā.She thinks about him when she walks past this cafe.

Used as a Preposition

Structure

As a preposition, 经过 is used to 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 ，⋯⋯

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.After all of her hard work, she was admitted into Peking University.
• 经过 两 个 月 的 准备 ，他 顺利 地 通过 了 这 次 面试 。Jīngguò liǎng gè yuè de zhǔnbèi, tā shùnlì de tōngguò le zhè cì miànshì.After two months of preparation, he successfully passed the job interview.
• 经过 调查 ，我们 发现 他 跟 这件事 真的 没有 关系 。Jīngguò diàochá, wǒmen fāxiàn tā gēn zhè jiàn shì zhēnde méiyǒu guānxi.After investigating, we found out that he had nothing to do with this.
• 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 is well prepared.

Used 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.
• 谁 都 不 知道 事情 的 em>经过 。Shéi dōu bù zhīdào shìqing de jīngguò.No one knows the actual course of this incident.

See also

• Expressing "through" with "tongguo"