Chinese word

旅客

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǚ kè

Meaning

  • nounpassenger

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)

More examples

到站时，旅客下车。dào zhàn shí lǚ kè xià chē

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

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 旅客上车lǚ kè shàng chē

    passenger boards

  • 旅客下车lǚ kè xià chē

    passenger gets off

  • 旅客排队lǚ kè pái duì

    passenger lines up

Similar words

乘客chéng kè: A person riding in a bus, train, plane, ship, or other vehicle.
旅行者lǚ xíng zhě: A person who is traveling from one place to another.
游客yóu kè: A person who visits places for sightseeing.

Definition in Chinese

指乘坐交通工具的人，常用于车站、机场等正式场合。zhǐ chéng zuò jiāo tōng gōng jù de rén cháng yòng yú chē zhàn jī chǎng děng zhèng shì chǎng hé

Word origin

旅 (lǚ, "travel") + 客 (kè, "guest") forms the idea of a guest away from home who is moving between places, which suits someone using public transport.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • travelernoun

Opposites

  • 当地人dāng dì rénlocal personnoun

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