Usage note
经过可以用来描述人或物通过某个地方。
jīngguò kě yǐ lái bǐ mò huì shuō dé rén huò wù tōu guò gè néng dào.
经过 can be used to describe people or things passing through a place.
Context note
这个词语常用于描述某人或物通过某个地点，比如：经过公园、经过超市。
zhège cí yǔ cháng yòng lái bǐ mò huì shuō dé rén huò wù tōu guò gè dì dàng, bǐ rú: jīngguò gōngyuán、jīngguò shāoshì.
This word is often used to describe someone or something passing through a place, for example: 经过公园 (passing by the park), 经过超市 (passing by the supermarket).
5 examples
他经过我家门口。
tā jīng guò wǒ jiā mén kǒu。
He passed by my house.
小猫经过花园。
xiǎo māo jīng guò huā yuán。
The kitten passed through the garden.
我们经过了大桥。
wǒ men jīng guò le dà qiáo。
We went over the big bridge.
他经过了一家书店。
tā jīng guò le yì jiā shū diàn。
He passed by a bookstore.
小明经过学校门口去上学。
xiǎo míng jīng guò xué xiào mén kǒu qù shàng xué。
Xiaoming passed by the school gate to go to school.
5 mini stories
他经过了花园，看到了美丽的花朵。
tā jīng guò le huā yuán， kàn dào le měi lì de huā duǒ。
He passed through the garden and saw beautiful flowers.
小猫经过了阳台，跳到了地上。
xiǎo māo jīng guò le yáng tái， tiào dào le dì shàng。
The kitten jumped to the ground after passing by the balcony.
妈妈经过了超市，买了一些水果。
mā ma jīng guò le chāo shì， mǎi le yì xiē shuǐ guǒ。
Mom passed by the supermarket and bought some fruits.
小明经过了公园，看到了小朋友在玩耍。
xiǎo míng jīng guò le gōng yuán， kàn dào le xiǎo péng yǒu zài wán shuǎ。
Xiaoming passed by the park and saw children playing.
他经过了一家书店，买了一本新书。
tā jīng guò le yì jiā shū diàn， mǎi le yì běn xīn shū。
He passed by a bookstore and bought a new book.
Mini dialogue
去公园
A
你知道怎么去公园吗？
Nǐ zhīdào zěnme qù gōngyuán ma?
Do you know how to get to the park?
B
知道，一直走，经过那个学校就到了。
Zhīdào, yīzhí zǒu, jīngguò nàge xuéxiào jiù dào le.
Yes, go straight, pass by that school and you'll be there.
放学路上
A
你放学回家经过面包店吗？
Nǐ fàngxué huí jiā jīngguò miànbāo diàn ma?
Do you pass by the bakery on your way home from school?
B
经过的，我们有时会买面包。
Jīngguò de, wǒmen yǒushí huì mǎi miànbāo.
Yes, I pass by it, we sometimes buy bread there.
Related words and contrasts
similar
路过
lù guò
pass by (a place)
路过 means to pass by a place. 经过 can mean pass by or go through a process.
contrast
通过
tōng guò
go through; pass (an exam)
通过 often means to pass an exam or go through a channel. 经过 is about passing by or experiencing.