行人 (xíng rén) — pedestrian, passer-by
Definition
行人 means 'pedestrian' (people walking on the street). It focuses on the role in traffic contexts, whereas 路人 is a more general 'passer-by / stranger' and is often used figuratively to mean a person uninvolved in events.
noun
pedestrianpasser-by
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 行人。Zǎo shàng jiē shàng de xíng rén bù duō.There aren't many pedestrians on the street in the morning.
- 行人。xíng rén Qǐng zǒu bān mǎ xiàn.Pedestrians, please use the crosswalk.
- 行人。Tā shì yì míng pǔ tōng de xíng rén.He is an ordinary pedestrian.
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