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人来人往

rén lái rén wǎng

4-character word Traditional 人來人往

What 人来人往 means

1. idiompeople coming and going; bustling with activity

The characters in 人来人往

• 人rénperson; people
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 人rénperson; people
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards

Example sentences

• 我们穿过了一条人来人往的街道。
  We came through a busy street.
• 我在人来人往的街道上走着，突然听见一下尖锐的叫声。
  Wǒ zài rén lái rén wǎng de jiēdào shàng zǒu zhe, tūrán tīngjiàn yīxià jiānruì de jiàoshēng.
  I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.