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主人

zhǔ rén · zhu ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. master
  2. host
  3. owner
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A dog that follows

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)的(de)主人(zhǔrén)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who is this puppy's owner?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，它(tā)一直(yīzhí)跟着(gēnzhe)我(wǒ)。

    I don't know. It has followed me all along.

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)可能(kěnéng)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)你(nǐ)当(dāng)它(tā)的(de)主人(zhǔrén)。

    Maybe it wants you to be its owner.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)家(jiā)不(bù)让(ràng)养狗(yǎnggǒu)。

    But my home does not allow dogs.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)当(dāng)一(yī)天(tiān)主人(zhǔrén)吧(ba)。

    Then be its owner for one day first.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，一(yī)天(tiān)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)买(mǎi)狗粮(gǒuliáng)。

    OK, one day. I will go and buy dog food first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)应(yīng)该(gāi)做(zuò)自(zì)己(jǐ)命(mìng)运(yùn)的(de)主(zhǔ)人(rén)。

People should be the masters of their own destinies.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

客(kè)人(rén)一(yí)到(dào)，主(zhǔ)人(rén)就(jiù)端(duān)出(chū)了(le)热(rè)茶(chá)。

As soon as the guests arrived, the host served hot tea.

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主
zhǔ

owner; master

人
rén

person; people

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