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路过

lùguò

pass by

Usage note

路过表示经过某个地方。

lù guò biǎo shì jīng guò mǒu gè dì fāng。

Pass by means to go past a place.

Context note

路过常出现在出行、看见和顺便里。

lù guò cháng chū xiàn zài chū xíng 、 kàn jiàn hé shùn biàn lǐ。

Pass by often appears in travel, seeing, and by the way.

5 examples

路过学校。
wǒ lù guò xué xiào。
I pass by the school.
路过我家。
tā lù guò wǒ jiā。
He passes by my house.
我们路过公园。
wǒ men lù guò gōng yuán。
We pass by the park.
路过的时候,看见了老师。
lù guò de shí hòu, kàn jiàn le lǎo shī。
When passing by, I saw the teacher.
路过这边。
qǐng lù guò zhè biān。
Please pass by this side.

5 mini stories

路过车站的时候,看见很多人排队。
wǒ lù guò chē zhàn de shí hòu, kàn jiàn hěn duō rén pái duì。
When I passed by the station, I saw many people lining up.
路过我家,顺便进来坐了一会儿。
tā lù guò wǒ jiā, shùn biàn jìn lái zuò le yí huì er。
He passed by my house and came in to sit for a while.
我们路过公园时,看到很多花开了。
wǒ men lù guò gōng yuán shí, kàn dào hěn duō huā kāi le。
When we passed by the park, we saw many flowers blooming.
老师说路过别人时要打招呼。
lǎo shī shuō lù guò bié rén shí yào dǎ zhāo hū。
The teacher said when passing by others, we should greet them.
路过商店,想买一点零食。
wǒ lù guò shāng diàn, xiǎng mǎi yì diǎn líng shí。
I passed by the store and wanted to buy some snacks.

Mini dialogue

路过面包店

A
我每天放学都会路过那家面包店。
Wǒ měitiān fàngxué dōu huì lùguò nà jiā miànbāo diàn.
I pass by that bakery every day after school.
B
是吗?路过的时候总能闻到香味吧。
Shì ma? Lùguò de shíhou zǒng néng wén dào xiāngwèi ba.
Really? You must always smell the nice aroma when you pass by.

路过公园

A
我刚刚路过公园,看到很多人在跑步。
Wǒ gānggāng lùguò gōngyuán, kàn dào hěn duō rén zài pǎobù.
I just passed by the park and saw many people running.
B
下次你路过的时候,我们可以一起跑。
Xià cì nǐ lùguò de shíhou, wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ pǎo.
Next time you pass by, we can run together.

Related words and contrasts

similar
经过
jīng guò
to pass by; to go through

经过 can mean passing a place or experiencing a process.

similar
路过
lù guò
to pass by (on the way)

路过 is the same word; no extra term needed.

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