过来人 (過來人)
guò lái rén
Pinyin

Definition

过来人 (過來人)
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guò lái rén
  1. an experienced person
  2. sb who has "been around (the block)"
  3. sb who has personally experienced it

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 位 wèi
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nǚ rén
  1. 1 woman
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

Sample Sentences

爸爸怎么会不了解？我可是过来人。好的女孩子多得是，何必为她伤心？
bàba zěnme huì bù liǎojiě ？wǒ kě shì guòláirén 。hǎo de nǚháizi duō de shì ，hébì wèi tā shāngxīn ？
How could I not understand? I am someone who has been there. There are a lot of good girls around, what need is there to be so sad over her?
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表姐，我做了一份简历，你是过来人，又在大公司工作，你再帮我包装一下吧。
biǎojiě ，wǒ zuò le yī fèn jiǎnlì ，nǐ shì guòláirén ，yòu zài dà gōngsī gōngzuò ，nǐ zài bāng wǒ bāozhuāng yīxià ba 。
Cousin, I typed up my resume. You have experience with this and you work at a big company. Could you help me tighten it up a bit?
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哎，小江，我是过来人。不管是什么理由，房子是结婚的门票，一定要买的。而且趁年轻，没孩子，咬咬牙买一套。以后你就知道好处了。
āi ，Xiǎo Jiāng ，wǒ shì guòláirén 。bùguǎn shì shénme lǐyóu ，fángzi shì jiéhūn de ménpiào ，yīdìng yào mǎi de 。érqiě chèn niánqīng ，méi háizi ，yǎoyao yá mǎi yī tào 。yǐhòu nǐ jiù zhīdào hǎochu le 。
Agh, Xiao Jiang, I have some experience with this. Regardless of the reason, a house is your ticket to marriage. You have to buy one. And you should take advantage of the fact that you're young and don't have any kids. Grit your teeth and buy a house! Later on, you'll understand why it's a good idea.
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