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路人

lù rén

passerby, stranger

Usage note

路人表示路上的陌生人。

lù rén biǎo shì lù shang de mò shēng rén。

路人 means a stranger on the street.

Context note

路人常用于故事、描述和口语。

lù rén cháng yòng yú gù shì 、 miáo shù hé kǒu yǔ。

It is often used with stories, descriptions, and spoken language.

5 examples

路人经过。
lù rén jīng guò。
A passerby passed by.
他向路人问路。
tā xiàng lù rén wèn lù。
He asked a passerby for directions.
路人都很友好。
lù rén dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
The passersby are very friendly.
她帮助了一位路人
tā bāng zhù le yí wèi lù rén。
She helped a passerby.
路人看了看就走了。
lù rén kàn le kàn jiù zǒu le。
The passerby looked and left.

5 mini stories

老师说,路人就是不认识的人。
lǎo shī shuō, lù rén jiù shì bú rèn shi de rén。
The teacher said a passerby is someone you do not know.
路人帮他捡起了书。
lù rén bāng tā jiǎn qǐ le shū。
A passerby helped him pick up the book.
他在路边问路人
tā zài lù biān wèn lù rén。
He asked a passerby on the roadside.
路人经过时,孩子在看。
lù rén jīng guò shí, hái zi zài kàn。
The child watched as passersby walked by.
这位路人看起来很亲切。
zhè wèi lù rén kàn qǐ lái hěn qīn qiè。
This passerby looks very kind.

Mini dialogue

问路

A
请问,你知道图书馆怎么走吗?
Qǐng wèn, nǐ zhī dào tú shū guǎn zěn me zǒu ma?
Excuse me, do you know how to get to the library?
B
对不起,我是路人,不太熟悉这里。
Duì bu qǐ, wǒ shì lù rén, bù tài shú xī zhè lǐ.
Sorry, I'm a passerby, not very familiar with this area.

帮助别人

A
那个路人好像迷路了。
Nà ge lù rén hǎo xiàng mí lù le.
That passerby seems to be lost.
B
我们去帮帮他吧。
Wǒ men qù bāng bāng tā ba.
Let's go help him.

Related words and contrasts

similar
陌生人
mò shēng rén
stranger

路人 is a passerby you see on the street; 陌生人 is anyone you don't know.

related
行人
xíng rén
pedestrian

行人 refers to people walking on the street, similar to 路人 but more general.

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