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行人 meaning in English

xíngrén

pedestrian; traveler on foot

HSK 2noun8 strokes

Meaning of 行人

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

How to use 行人

行人 is the everyday word for pedestrians, common on traffic signs and in news about roads. You often see it in 行人道 (xíngréndào, sidewalk) or in warnings to drivers. Example: 开车要注意行人。(Kāichē yào zhùyì xíngrén.) When driving, watch out for pedestrians.

行 (xíng) means to walk or go, and 人 (rén) means person. A 行人 is simply a walking person, someone moving along the street on foot.

Common mistake: 行 has two readings, xíng and háng. In 行人 it is always xíng, so do not say hángrén, which learners mix up with 银行 (yínháng, bank). Also keep both syllables in second tone: xíngrén.

行人 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ的de母mǔ亲qīn经jīng常cháng让ràng行xíng人rén吃chī耳ěr光guāng。
My mother often slaps passers-by.
当dāng时shí正zhèng是shì早zǎo高gāo峰fēng，来lái来lái往wǎng往wǎng的de行xíng人rén和hé车chē辆liàng很hěn多duō。
It was the morning rush hour, and there were a lot of passing pedestrians and cars.
从cóng国guó际jì的de观guān点diǎn看kàn，应yīng该gāi考kǎo虑lǜ推tuī行xíng人rén口kǒu政zhèng策cè来lái平píng衡héng两liǎng方fāng的de利lì益yì。
A population policy should be considered on the international viewpoint so as to balance the interests of both sides.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

人 rén · person · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

Related words

Words that share a character with 行人.

女人nǚrénwoman
男人nánréna man; a male
别人biérénother people; others; other person
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
病人bìngrénsick person; patient
工人gōngrénworker
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
人们rénmenpeople
进行jìnxíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
行动xíngdòngoperation; action

Questions about 行人

What does 行人 mean?

行人 (xíngrén) means "pedestrian; traveler on foot" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 行人?

行人 is made of 2 characters: 行 (6 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 行人 an HSK word?

Yes. 行人 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Is 行人 the same as 路人 (lùrén)?

They overlap but are not identical. 行人 focuses on someone traveling on foot, especially in traffic contexts. 路人 means a passer-by or stranger, and is often used to mean someone unrelated to you.

What does the sign 行人优先 mean?

行人优先 (xíngrén yōuxiān) means pedestrians have priority. You see it at crosswalks, telling drivers to yield to people crossing.

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