人来人往

人來人往

rénlái-rénwǎng

idiom #29,075

Meanings

春节期间，街上人来人往，十分热闹。

Chūnjié qījiān, jiēshang rénlái-rénwǎng, shífēn rènào.

During the Spring Festival, the streets were bustling with people coming and going.

这个广场每天人来人往，从不冷清。

Zhège guǎngchǎng měitiān rénlái-rénwǎng, cóngbù lěngqīng.

This square is always busy with people coming and going, never deserted.

memory

The phrase mirrors its own meaning: 来 (come) and 往 (go) placed symmetrically between 人 (people) — people come, people go.

人 rén

来 lái

往 wǎng