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“passenger” in Chinese

Chinese

Also乘客 (chéng kè) · 乘车人 (chéng chē rén)

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǚ kè

Example

旅客请排队上车。lǚ kè qǐng pái duì shàng chē

Passengers, please line up to board.

Illustration for 旅客 (passenger)

How to say “passenger” in Chinese

“Passenger” in Chinese is 旅客 (lǚ kè).

A traveler being carried from one place to another by a bus, train, plane, or ship.

Full entry for 旅客: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 旅客

到站时,旅客下车。dào zhàn shí lǚ kè xià chē

When the vehicle arrives at the station, passengers get off.

Tips for using 旅客

  • English separates the two ideas more sharply: a traveler may simply be on a journey, while a passenger is counted by a bus, train, plane, or ship, so transport signs make this meaning clear.

Other Chinese words for “passenger”

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乘客

chéng kè

nounpassenger

火车上乘客很多。huǒ chē shàng chéng kè hěn duō

There are many passengers on the train.

请系好安全带,乘车人注意安全。qǐng jì hǎo ān quán dài chéng chē rén zhù yì ān quán

Please fasten your seat belt, and passengers should be careful.

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