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过客
guòkè
Description
"过客"是指经过某个地方的旅客，也常用来比喻在你生命里短暂停留、然后就离开的人。
"过客" refers to a traveler passing through a place, and is often used metaphorically for someone who briefly stays in your life and then leaves.
Meanings
过客guòkè
a passing traveler or visitor
这家小旅馆常常住着一些过客。
This small inn often houses some travelers.
过客guòkè
someone who stays briefly in one's life
对他来说，我只是一个过客。
To him, I am just a passerby.
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Notes
- Etymology
过 (to pass) + 客 (guest/traveler), literally "a passing guest."
- Nuance
often used figuratively for fleeting relationships, carrying a slightly melancholic tone.
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