How to say “pedestrian” in Chinese
pedestrian
“Pedestrian” in Chinese is 行人, xíng rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
行人 is read xíng 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
Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.
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 “行人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 行人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 开车要注意行人kāichēyàozhùyìxíngrénWhen driving, watch out for pedestrians.
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 “pedestrian” in Chinese?
“Pedestrian” in Chinese is 行人, pinyin xíngrén.
What does 行人 mean?
行人 (xíngrén) means “pedestrian”.
How do you write 行人?
行人 is 2 characters: 行 (xíng) — go; be OK; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 行人?
行人 is read xíngrén. Tones: xíng — second tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pedestrian” 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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