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Expressing "after" with "jingguo"
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- [Expressing "through" with
"tongguo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22through%22_with_%22tongguo%22) (B1)
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Used for
[Referring to past
experiences](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_past_experiences)
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Keywords
[经过](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%BB%8F%E8%BF%87)
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Translations
[pass
through](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Pass_through),
[pass
by](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Pass_by),
[after](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/After)
Contents
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- [1 Used as a
Verb](#Used_as_a_Verb "wikilink")
- [1.1
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Used as a
Preposition](#Used_as_a_Preposition "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 Used as
Noun](#Used_as_Noun "wikilink")
- [3.1
Examples](#Examples_3 "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Used as a Preposition
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### Structure
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.
经过 + Event / Time ,⋯⋯
### 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* 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.
- *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.
Used as Noun
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As a noun, 经过 refers to the process of something.
### Examples
- 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.
- 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.
See also
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- [Expressing "through" with
"tongguo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22through%22_with_%22tongguo%22)
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