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走人

zǒu rén · zou ren

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Meaning

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  1. (coll.) to leave; to beat it
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In a conversation

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The long movie

  1. Dengdeng

    这部(zhèbù)电影(diànyǐng)太(tài)无聊了(wúliáole)。

    This movie is too boring.

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，我们(wǒmen)走人(zǒurén)吧(ba)？

    Right. Shall we leave?

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)走人(zǒurén)。

    OK, let's leave right now.

  4. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，出口(chūkǒu)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Wait, where is the exit?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，这里(zhèlǐ)太黑了(tàihēile)。

    I don't know either. It's too dark in here.

  6. Liangliang

    看来(kànlai)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)看完(kànwán)电影(diànyǐng)才能(cáinéng)走人(zǒurén)。

    Looks like we have to finish the movie before we can leave.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)板(bǎn)一(yì)发(fā)火(huǒ)，他(tā)就(jiù)收(shōu)拾(shi)东(dōng)西(xi)走(zǒu)人(rén)了(le)。

As soon as the boss got angry, he packed up his things and left.

02

会(huì)议(yì)还(hái)没(méi)结(jié)束(shù)，他(tā)就(jiù)悄(qiāo)悄(qiāo)走(zǒu)人(rén)了(le)。

The meeting wasn't over yet, but he quietly slipped away.

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