In order to express the concept of distance or time of something, we often use the metaphor of "seven bus stops". This means that to go from a certain place to another relatively far away place, you need to take a bus and go through seven stops before you can reach it. This metaphor is compared to walking, because if you walk, the distance between the seven stations will be about three to four kilometers.

The metaphor of seven bus stops is often used when talking about something. For example, for a concert, if the venue is far away from your home, then the traffic conditions in Beijing are still a bit congested, even if it is early After walking for more than an hour, it took seven stops to reach the concert site. Therefore, we usually carefully calculate the distance before going out to avoid running out of time.

On some dating platforms, the metaphor of the seven bus stops has been expanded to the state of "seven days and seven nights". This means that after two strangers get to know each other, they do not meet immediately, but first chat online. Seven days and seven nights, until the eighth day, they will make an appointment to meet. This approach helps both parties understand each other better and avoid wasting time and energy.