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做人

zuò rén · zuo ren

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Meaning

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  1. to conduct oneself
  2. to behave with integrity
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Be honest

  1. Dengdeng

    爷爷(yéye)常(cháng)说(shuō)，做人(zuòrén)要(yào)诚实(chéngshí)。

    Grandpa often says: be honest in life.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)，做人(zuòrén)要(yào)有(yǒu)礼貌(lǐmào)。

    My grandpa says: be polite in life.

  3. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)，做人(zuòrén)要(yào)对(duì)朋友(péngyou)好(hǎo)。

    Also, be good to your friends.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)！所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)应该(yīnggāi)把(bǎ)最后(zuìhòu)一杯茶(yībēichá)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

    Right! So you should give me the last cup of tea.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)也(yě)要(yào)诚实(chéngshí)：你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)喝(hē)了(le)三杯(sānbēi)了(le)！

    Then be honest too: you've already had three cups!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

做(zuò)人(rén)如(rú)果(guǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)，那(nà)和(hé)咸(xián)鱼(yú)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)区(qū)别(bié)？

Without dreams, what different are we from animals?

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

02

那(nà)违(wéi)背(bèi)了(le)我(wǒ)做(zuò)人(rén)的(de)原(yuán)则(zé)。

That runs against my principles.

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

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