我回去办事儿 路过你们学校我听说的
“I heard it when I passed your school on an errand.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你咋知道她走了
“How did you know she left?”
我 回去 办事儿 路过 你们学校 我听说 的
“I heard it when I passed your school on an errand.”
不是
“Wait.”
“Don't get suspicious; I didn't spy on her, I just heard it by chance.”
When sharing sensitive personal news, Chinese speakers frequently emphasize that they heard it strictly by chance ('路过听说') to avoid looking nosy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
go back to take care of some business / run errands
A versatile spoken phrase used to explain being away or traveling for personal matters.
pass by / pass through
Often used to emphasize that an encounter or discovery was entirely incidental.