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    Expressing walking past with 走过 (zǒuguò)

    Direction & Movement
    Manner & Method

    Structure

    走过 + Place

    Explanation

    The compound verb 走过 (zǒuguò) means "to walk past" or "to pass by." It combines the verb 走 (to walk) with the directional complement 过, indicating movement past a location.

    Examples

    • 我每天走过那座桥去上班。

      Wǒ měitiān zǒuguò nà zuò qiáo qù shàngbān.

      I cross that bridge every day to go to work.

    • 他走过我身边，什么也没说。

      Tā zǒuguò wǒ shēnbiān, shénme yě méi shuō.

      He walked past me without saying anything.

    • 我们走过一片花园，闻到了花香。

      Wǒmen zǒuguò yī piàn huāyuán, wéndào le huāxiāng.

      We walked through a garden and smelled the flowers.

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