How to Say ‘Drove past’ in Traditional Chinese
開過
kāi guò
[kai gwor]
💬 Usage Tip: After a verb, [過] can mean going past something: [開過] = drive past, [坐過站] = ride past your stop. Don't confuse it with the other [過] used for past experience, as in [去過台北].
Phrase Breakdown
開
kāi
[kai]
drive; operate a vehicle
Refers to driving a car or taxi.
司機好像開過我要下車的地方了。
It seems the driver has driven past the place where I wanted to get off.
過
guò
[gwor]
past; over; beyond
After a verb, it can show going past a point or exceeding it.
司機好像開過我要下車的地方了。
It seems the driver has driven past the place where I wanted to get off.
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