How to say “passerby” in Chinese
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“Passerby” in Chinese is 路人, lù rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
路人 is read lù rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 足 “foot”.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “路人”.
More words from the lesson “The accident”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “passerby” in Chinese?
“Passerby” in Chinese is 路人, pinyin lùrén.
What does 路人 mean?
路人 (lùrén) means “passerby”.
How do you write 路人?
路人 is 2 characters: 路 (lù) — road; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 路人?
路人 is read lùrén. Tones: lù — fourth tone, rén — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“passerby” in the lesson “The accident”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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