路人 lùrén passer-by
passer-by; stranger
How to remember 路人: 路 road + 人 person = passer-by.
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How it is used
- A passer-by / stranger on the street - 路人纷纷围观 (lùrén fēnfēn wéiguān) passers-by gathered to watch.
- Also figurative 'a nobody / treated as a stranger': 形同路人 as good as strangers, 路人甲 (lùrén jiǎ) an extra / random bystander.
- Everyday word; the 路人甲 sense is popular online.