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人

rén · ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. person; people
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  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)夜市(yèshì)人(rén)真(zhēn)多(duō)！

    So many people at the night market today!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，人(rén)多(duō)得(de)走(zǒu)不动(bùdòng)。

    Yes, so crowded we cannot move.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，前面(qiánmiàn)那么(nàme)多(duō)人(rén)在(zài)排队(páiduì)，那(nà)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Look, so many people are queuing ahead. What is that?

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)奶茶店(nǎichádiàn)，每个(měigè)人(rén)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)。

    A milk tea shop. Everyone wants to buy.

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)排队(páiduì)吧(ba)？

    Shall we queue too?

  6. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)一百(yībǎi)个(gè)人(rén)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)人(rén)少(shǎo)的(de)那家(nàjiā)吧(ba)。

    There are a hundred people ahead. Let us go to the one with fewer people.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)知(zhī)道(dào)她(tā)在(zài)哪(nǎ)儿(r)。

Nobody knows where she is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by 400S · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)命(mìng)当(dāng)中(zhōng)最(zuì)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)人(rén)。

You are the most important person in my life.

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

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