过
Pattern
Verb + 过 + object / place
Key words
Core idea
过 can follow a verb to show crossing, passing, or going through.
The verb describes the movement. 过 marks that the movement passes a point or crosses an object.
Compare with experience
This is different from the experience marker 过. Experience 过 says someone has done something before. This complement has a movement or passing meaning.
Usage boundary
Look for a path, point, place, or object being crossed or passed.
Examples
我们走过这座桥。
Wǒmen zǒuguò zhè zuò qiáo.
We walk across this bridge.
他跑过马路。
Tā pǎoguò mǎlù.
He runs across the road.
车开过学校了。
Chē kāiguò xuéxiào le.
The car has driven past the school.
Common mistakes
Avoid
我们走这座桥过。
Use
我们走过这座桥。
过 follows the verb directly when it means crossing or passing.
Seen in stories
The Encore After Everyone Left
最后一场正式表演结束后，观众慢慢走过夜市出口。
After the final official performance ends, the audience slowly walks past the night-market exit.
The Encore After Everyone Left
卖饮料的伯伯推过两张椅子，放在舞台正前方。
The drink vendor pushes two chairs across to the very front of the stage.
The Encore After Everyone Left
音乐一开始，风吹过半开的帘子，旧照片也轻轻晃。
As soon as the music begins, wind blows past the half-open curtain and the old photos sway softly.
The Encore After Everyone Left
他们唱过第一首，又唱过第二首，最后没人说要停。
They sing through the first song and then the second, and in the end no one says to stop.
The Encore After Everyone Left
他们唱过第一首，又唱过第二首，最后没人说要停。
They sing through the first song and then the second, and in the end no one says to stop.