Tā zài huǒchēzhàn gōngzuò duōnián, jiànguò nán lái běi wǎng de gè zhǒng rén.
He's worked at the train station for years and has seen every kind of traveler pass through.
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history
Found in Li Xingdao's 元杂剧 《灰阑记》 (Yuan dynasty 'Chalk Circle'): a tavern keeper boasts that 南来北往 merchants and travelers all come to drink at her shop. Snapshot of a Yuan-era highway inn.
usage
Almost always used to describe traffic of people through a place — stations, ports, markets, crossroads. Implies variety as much as movement.
