Chinese word

走过

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒu guò

Meaning

  • verbwalk past

Example

我走过那座桥。wǒ zǒu guò nà zuò qiáo

I walked past that bridge.

Illustration for 走过 (walk past)

More examples

孩子们从公园门口走过。hái zi men cóng gōng yuán mén kǒu zǒu guò

The children walked past the entrance to the park.

Core concept

Movement continues along a route and goes beyond a place instead of stopping there, with the same path idea extending to past experience.

Common phrases

  • 走过门口zǒu guò mén kǒu

    walk past the doorway

  • 走过马路zǒu guò mǎ lù

    walk past the street

  • 走过公园zǒu guò gōng yuán

    walk past the park

Similar words

路过lù guò: Going past a place nearby without stopping there.
经过jīng guò: Going through a place along the way to somewhere else.
通过tōng guò: Crossing through a space or barrier and reaching the far side.

Definition in Chinese

走到并经过某一地点而继续前行，不在该处停留；也可表示曾经到过某地或做过某事（表示经历）。zǒu dào bìng jīng guò mǒu yí dì diǎn ér jì xù qián xíng bú zài gāi chù tíng liú yě kě biǎo shì céng jīng dào guò mǒu dì huò zuò guò mǒu shì biǎo shì jīng lì

Word origin

走过 (zǒuguò, "walk past") combines 走 (zǒu, "go or walk") with 过 (guò, "pass beyond"), linking movement with going beyond a point and with having experienced it.

Usage tips

  • Chinese does not add an English-style past ending to this form, so time words or the story context show when the event happens.

Other meanings

  • pass throughverb
  • crossverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 走过来zǒu guò láiwalk over hereverb

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