---
title: "Xingren Meaning: 行人 (xíngrén) Means “pedestrian”"
description: "行人 (xíngrén) means “pedestrian; passer-by”. Hear its tones, see what 行 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 行人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

行人 xíngrén

## pedestrian; passer-by

## Its characters

1. 行 xíng to walk
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

路上的行人很多。 There are many pedestrians on the road.

[More about 行人](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%8C%E4%BA%BA)

## More words with 行 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [不行 bùxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buxing)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [出行 chūxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuxing)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)

## Keep 行人 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fxingren) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[Hear any Chinese read aloud](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-text-to-speech)

[The best Language Reactor alternatives for Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/language-reactor-alternatives)