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人类

rén lèi · ren lei

Traditional 人類

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. humanity
  2. human race
  3. mankind
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Humans and sleep

  1. Liangliang

    人类(rénlèi)不(bù)睡觉(shuìjiào)能(néng)活(huó)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long can humans live without sleep?

  2. Dengdeng

    电视上(diànshìshàng)说(shuō)，人类(rénlèi)每天(měitiān)要(yào)睡(shuì)八个(bāgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    The TV says humans sleep about eight hours a day.

  3. Liangliang

    八个(bāgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？那(nà)是(shì)一生(yīshēng)的(de)三分之一(sānfēnzhīyī)！

    Eight hours? That is a third of life!

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。人类(rénlèi)一生(yīshēng)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)时间(shíjiān)都(dōu)在(zài)床上(chuángshàng)。

    Yes. Humans spend a lot of life in bed.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)是(shì)最(zuì)努力(nǔlì)的(de)人类(rénlèi)。

    Then I am the most hardworking human.

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01

图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)是(shì)人(rén)类(lèi)的(de)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)交(jiāo)汇(huì)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)。

The library is the meeting place of all human dreams.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by Whitney · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

人(rén)类(lèi)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)探(tàn)索(suǒ)如(rú)何(hé)与(yǔ)自(zì)然(rán)和(hé)谐(xié)相(xiāng)处(chǔ)。

Humanity has always been exploring how to live in harmony with nature.

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人
rén

person; people

类
lèi

kind; type

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