行人

xíng rén

CL 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. pedestrian
2. traveler on foot
3. passer-by
4. official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 车辆 chē liàng 车辆 chē liàng vehicle 路上相对于行人的交通工具: vehicle

Register variants

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• 步行者 bù xíng zhě 步行者 bù xíng zhě pedestrian 正式用语，强调步行方式: pedestrian

Related words

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• 斑马线 bān mǎ xiàn 斑马线 bān mǎ xiàn crosswalk 行人过马路的设施: crosswalk

Synonyms

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• 路人 lù rén 路人 lù rén passer-by 指路上行走的人，较口语化: passer-by

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 车辆 in contrasts: 行人与车辆.

Common mistakes

行人 refers only to people walking on roads or streets, not to walking inside buildings.

Example Sentences

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这条路上 行人 很多。

There are many pedestrians on this road.

这条街很萧条，几乎没有 行人 。

This street is very bleak, with almost no pedestrians.

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Words Containing 行人

• 修行人 修行人 xiū xíng rén: person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism)
• 执行人 执行人 zhí xíng rén: executioner (hangman)
• 失信被执行人 失信被执行人 shī xìn bèi zhí xíng rén: (law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so)
• 发行人 发行人 fā xíng rén: publisher
• 行人径 行人径 xíng rén jìng: footway
• 被执行人 被执行人 bèi zhí xíng rén: (law) person required to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement (e.g. to pay compensation to sb)
• 随行人员 随行人员 suí xíng rén yuán: entourage

Child Words of 行人

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk