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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'to pass by' with 路过 (lùguò)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 路过 + Place/Object

    Explanation

    路过 (lùguò) means 'to pass by' or 'to walk past.' It describes the action of going past a place without stopping. For example, 她路过一棵树 means 'she passed by a tree.'

    Examples

    • 我每天上班都会路过那家咖啡店。

      Wǒ měitiān shàngbān dōu huì lùguò nà jiā kāfēidiàn.

      I pass by that coffee shop every day on my way to work.

    • 她路过一棵老树,停下来看了看。

      Tā lùguò yī kē lǎo shù, tíng xiàlái kàn le kàn.

      She passed by an old tree and stopped to take a look.

    • 他路过朋友家门口,却没有进去。

      Tā lùguò péngyou jiā ménkǒu, què méiyǒu jìnqù.

      He passed by his friend's door but didn't go in.

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