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过客 (guō) — passerby, transient visitor; someone who passes through briefly (often used metaphorically)

Definition

Literally 'passing guest,' a poetic metaphor for someone who comes and goes briefly in your life — strangers, exes, anyone who doesn't stay. Highlights impermanence, not a literal pedestrian.

noun
passerbytransient visitorsomeone who passes through briefly (often used metaphorically)

Examples

  • 过客。
    Tā jué de zì jǐ zhǐ shì tā shēng mìng zhōng de yí gè guō.
    He felt he was just a passing figure in her life.
  • ，过客。
    Rén shēng jiù xiàng yì chǎng lǚ xíng, hěn duō rén dōu shì guō.
    Life is like a journey; many people are just passersby.
  • 过客。
    Bú yào wèi le yí gè guō ér shāng xīn.
    Don't be sad over a transient visitor.
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