<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops"> <head> <title>Expressing "after" with "jingguo"</title> <link href="../Styles/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> </head> <body> <h1>Expressing "after" with "jingguo" </h1> <p>When 经过 (jīngguò) is used as a verb, it means "to pass by" or "to pass through." It's like saying "I passed through downtown" or "I passed by the shop." 经过 can be also used as a preposition to mean "to experience something" or "going through a time."</p> <h2>Contents</h2> <div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Used as a Verb </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Examples </span></li> </ul> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Used as a Preposition </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li> </ul> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 Used as Noun </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3.1 Examples </span></li> </ul> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 See also </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5 Sources and further reading </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5.1 Books</span></li> </ul> </ul> </div> <h2>Used as a Verb</h2> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 每天 上班 都 经过 这里 。 Wǒ měi tiān shàngbān dōu jīngguò zhèlǐ. I pass by this place every day on the way to work. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 坐 火车 回 老家 常常 经过 这个 城市 。 Wǒ zuò huǒchē huí lǎojiā chángcháng jīngguò zhège chéngshì. I usually pass by this city when I take the train back to my hometown. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 经过 这个 咖啡店 的 时候 就 会 想到 他 。 Tā jīngguò zhège kāfēidiàn de shíhou jiù huì xiǎngdào tā. She thinks about him when she walks past this cafe.</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Used as a Preposition </h2> <h3>Structure</h3> <p>As a preposition, 经过 is used to emphasize the process of that experience. If it is talking about "going through a time," it is usually talking about the past. </p> <div class="deux">经过 + Event / Time ，⋯⋯</div> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">经过 这 几 年 的 发展 ，这个 城市 发生 了 很 大 变化 。 Jīngguò zhè jǐ nián de fāzhǎn , zhège chéngshì fāshēng le hěn dà biànhuà. After the last few years of development, this city has changed a lot. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">经过 一 个 星期 的 调查 ，警察 认为 他 没有 罪 。 Jīngguò yī gè xīngqī de diàochá, jǐngchá rènwéi tā méiyǒu zuì. After one week of investigation, the police believes that he's innocent.</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Used as Noun</h2> <p>As a noun, 经过 refers to the process of something.</p> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">谁 都 不 知道 事情 的 经过 。 Shéi dōu bù zhīdào shìqing de jīngguò. No one knows the actual course of this incident. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">请 你 说说 他们 车祸 的 经过 。 Qǐng nǐ shuōshuo chēhuò de jīngguò. Please tell us the whole story about this car accident.</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>See also</h3> <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "through" with "tongguo"</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>Sources and further reading </h3> <h4>Books</h4> </body> </html>