The first way that 经过 is used as a verb is that it means "to pass by" or "to pass through." It is like saying "I went through downtown" or "I passed by the shop."

Examples

我每天上班都会经过人民广场。 Wǒ měi tiān shàngbān dōu huì jīngguò Rénmín Guǎngchǎng.
I pass the People's Square every day on my way to work.
你经过我家门口的时候叫我一下。 Nǐ jīngguò wǒ jiā ménkǒu de shíhou jiào wǒ yīxià.
Call me when you pass by my door.
她经过这个咖啡店的时候会想到他。 Tā jīngguò zhège kāfēidiàn de de shíhou huì xiǎngdào tā.
She thinks about him when she walks past this cafe.

Using 经过 as Preposition

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As a preposition, 经过 means "to experience something" or "going through a time." It emphasizes the process of that experience. If it is talking about "going through a time," it is usually talking about the past.

Examples

经过自己的努力，她考上了北京大学。 Jīngguò zìjǐ de nǔlì, tā kǎoshàng le Běijīng dàxué.
After all of her hard work, she was admitted into Peking University.
经过两个月的准备，他顺利地通过了这次面试。 Jīngguò liǎng gè yuè de zhǔnbèi, tā shùnlì de tōngguò le zhè cì miànshì.
After two months of preparation, he successfully passed the job interview.
经过调查，我们发现他跟这件事真的没有关系。 Jīngguò diàochá, wǒmen fāxiàn tā gēn zhè jiàn shì zhēnde méiyǒu guānxi.
After investigating, we found out that he had nothing to do with this.
经过这几年的发展，我老家发生了很大变化。 jīngguò zhè jǐ nián de fāzhǎn, wǒ lǎojiā fāshēng le hěn dà biànhuà.
After the last few years of development, my hometown has changed a lot.
经过一个月的培训，他对公司的业务已经比较熟悉了。 Jīngguò yī gè yuè de péixùn, wǒmen de xīn yuángōng yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo le.
After going through a month of training, our staff is well prepared.

Using 经过 as Noun

Examples

请你跟我们说一下当时的经过。 Qǐng nǐ gēn wǒmen shuō yīxià dāngshí de jīngguò.
Please tell us a little about that process.
事情的真实经过谁都不知道。 Shìqing de zhēnshí jīngguò shéi dōu bù zhīdào.
No one knows the actual course of events.

Using 经过 as Verb

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Using 经过 as Preposition

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Using 经过 as Noun

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