pass by; go past
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pass by; to go past a place en route
Refers to the action of moving past a location without necessarily stopping there. Often used in travel contexts.
Cóng从
Běi北
jīng京
dào到
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
wǒ我
men们
lù路
guò过
Jǐ济
nán南
。
We passed by Jinan on the way from Beijing to Shanghai.
Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
shàng上
bān班
dōu都
lù路
guò过
nà那
ge个
gōng公
yuán园
。
I pass by that park every day on my way to work.
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Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
lù路
guò过
chāo超
shì市
，
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
mǎi买
píng瓶
niú牛
nǎi奶
ma吗
？
If you pass by the supermarket, could you buy me a bottle of milk?
Wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
shì是
lù路
guò过
，
jìn进
lái来
dǎ打
ge个
zhāo招
hu呼
。
We were just passing by, so we came in to say hello.