过路

過路
guòlù
verb #27,023

Meanings

  1. 1 to pass by (on the road)
  2. 2 to be passing through
  3. 3 transient; passing

Examples

Wǒ zhǐshì guòlù, bùshì zhù zài zhèlǐ de.
I'm just passing through; I don't live here.
Yī wèi guòlù de lǎorén gàosù wǒmen gāi zěnme zǒu.
A passerby who happened to be going that way told us which direction to take.
Tā shì gè guòlùrén, hé zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu guānxi.
He was just a passerby and had nothing to do with the matter.

Tips

usage
过路 can function as a verb ('to pass by') or as an attributive adjective modifying a noun (过路人 = 'passerby', 过路车 = 'passing vehicle', 过路费 = 'toll'). It implies transience, just passing through without staying.

Stroke Order

guò