HSK 3 · Verbs

经过 jīngguò “to pass” in Chinese

Traditional 經過

What 经过 means

  1. to pass
  2. go through
  3. as result of
  4. process
  5. course

Measure word 个 gè · 一个经过 yí ge jīngguò

How to say 经过

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale经jīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale过guò4th tone, falling

经过 in a sentence

  1. 经过银行，左边就是他的办公室了。

    Jīngguò yínháng, zuǒbian jiù shì tā de bàngōngshì le.

    Go past the bank, and his office is right there on the left.

    Sentence #487705 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我刚从这里经过。

    Wǒ gāng cóng zhèlǐ jīngguò.

    I was just passing by here.

    Sentence #1399633 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 经过漫长的旅程，我们终于到了。

    Jīngguò màncháng de lǚchéng, wǒmen zhōngyú dào le.

    After a long journey, we finally arrived.

    Sentence #6164378 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 经过 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 经 (jīng) drawn as one shape
经jīngclassics

经 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidSilk 纟: the threads that run lengthwise on a loom. From there, to pass through.

The character 过 (guò) with each of its parts in a different colour
过guòto cross
  • 寸inch · cùn
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 咼 () hints at the sound. Compare it with guò.

Memory aidWalking 辶 past: to pass, to cross. In the full form 過, 咼 (guō) gave the sound.

How to write 经过

经 8 strokes · 过 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

经过 (jīngguò) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 经过 (jīngguò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 经过

Words with 经

已经yǐjīng · already经常jīngcháng · often经理jīnglǐ · manager经济jīngjì · economy经历jīnglì · experience经验jīngyàn · experience曾经céngjīng · once经典jīngdiǎn · classic经营jīngyíng · to run (a business)经商jīngshāng · to be in business

Words with 过

过guò · to pass过年guònián · to celebrate the Chinese New Year过来guòlái · to come over难过nánguò · be grieved过去guòqù · in the past过节guòjié · to celebrate a festival超过chāoguò · to surpass通过tōngguò · to pass through过程guòchéng · course of events不过búguò · but

More words: Common Verbs

接jiē · connect结婚jiéhūn · get married结束jiéshù · to end借jiè · lend哭kū · cry离开líkāi · leave留学liúxué · study abroad拿ná · carry in your hand

FAQs

经过 (jīngguò) means “to pass” or “go through”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it jīngguò: jīng with a 1st tone, then guò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 经过 is written 經過. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to pass is 一个经过 (yí ge jīngguò).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingguo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 经过 from the suggestions. Typing jingguo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
经过 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.