路人 (lù rén) — passer-by, stranger | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

路人 (lù rén) refers to a passer-by who is a stranger — someone you don't know. 行人 (xíng rén) is the neutral word for any pedestrian, focusing on the act of walking, not on whether they are known or unknown.

noun

passer-bystranger

Examples

路人。
Nà ge lù rén kàn le wǒ yì yǎn jiù zǒu le.
That passer-by glanced at me and left.
路人，。
Jiē shang lù rén hěn duō, dàn méi rén zhùyì dào tā.
There are many passers-by on the street, but no one noticed him.
路人，。
Tā zhǐ shì yí gè lù rén, wǒ bú rènshi tā.
He is just a stranger; I don't know him.

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