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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing "passerby" with 路人 (lùrén)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    Number + 名 + 路人

    Explanation

    The noun 路人 (lùrén) means "passerby" or "bystander" and refers to a person who happens to be walking by a location. It is composed of 路 (road) and 人 (person), and is commonly used in news reports and narratives to describe witnesses or onlookers.

    Examples

    • 几位路人看到事故后立刻报了警。

      jǐ wèi lùrén kàndào shìgù hòu lìkè bàole jǐng.

      Several passersby called the police immediately after seeing the accident.

    • 一个路人帮她捡起了掉在地上的东西。

      yī gè lùrén bāng tā jiǎn qǐle diào zài dì shàng de dōngxi.

      A passerby helped her pick up the things she had dropped on the ground.

    • 路人纷纷停下来围观这场街头表演。

      lùrén fēnfēn tíng xiàlái wéiguān zhè chǎng jiētóu biǎoyǎn.

      Passersby stopped one after another to watch the street performance.

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