经过 (jīng guò) — Chinese Word

verb / preposition / noun HSK 3

Traditional 經過

jīng guò

to pass through · to go through · to experience · after · course of events

Meaning

经过 primarily means to pass by or go through a place, time, or experience. As a verb, it describes physical movement through a location or undergoing a process. As a preposition, it means 'after' or 'through.' As a noun, it refers to the course or process of events.

Usage

Native speakers commonly use 经过 to describe both physical journeys (经过北京 'pass through Beijing') and abstract experiences (经过努力 'after hard work'). It's versatile and appears in both spoken and written Chinese. When used as a preposition before a noun or time period, it emphasizes what came before a result.

Examples

01
我每天上班都要经过那个公园。
Wǒ měi tiān shàng bān dōu yào jīng guò nà ge gōng yuán.
I pass through that park every day on my way to work.
02
经过三年的学习，她的中文进步很大。
Jīng guò sān nián de xué xí, tā de Zhōng wén jìn bù hěn dà.
After three years of study, her Chinese has improved greatly.

Characters

Measure words

次cì一次经过

Common collocations

经过讨论
jīng guò tǎo lùn
after discussion
经过努力
jīng guò nǔ lì
after hard work
经过研究
jīng guò yán jiū
after research
事情的经过
shì qíng de jīng guò
the course of events

Antonyms

绕过rào guòto bypass, to go around

Origin

Both characters relate to movement and passage. 经 originally meant 'warp threads' in weaving, extending to 'pass through,' while 过 depicts stepping over something. Together they reinforce the meaning of traversing or experiencing.