Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
经过
jīngguò
Description
"经过"可以表示从一个地方走过去，也可以表示做一件事的过程。
"经过" can mean passing through a place or the process of doing something.
我们常说"经过努力"，意思是通过一段时间的努力以后。
We often say "经过努力", meaning after a period of effort.
Meanings
经过jīngguò
to pass by; to go through a place
我每天经过这家商店。
I pass by this store every day.
经过jīngguò
through; after (a process)
经过努力，他考上了大学。
After hard work, he got into college.
经过jīngguò
the process; course of events
请你说说事情的经过。
Please tell me what happened.
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Notes
- Etymology
经 (to pass through) + 过 (to cross/pass), forming a compound about passage.
- Nuance
经过 can be verb, preposition, or noun depending on context.
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