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名人

míng rén · ming ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. personage
  2. celebrity
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A celebrity at the market

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，那个(nàge)人(rén)是不是(shìbùshì)名人(míngrén)？

    Look, is that person a celebrity?

  2. Liangliang

    戴帽子(dàimàozi)的(de)那个(nàge)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)不(bù)认识(rènshi)。

    The one with the hat? I don't know him.

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)常常(chángcháng)上(shàng)电视(diànshì)，是(shì)个(gè)名人(míngrén)。

    He is often on TV. He is a celebrity.

  4. Liangliang

    名人(míngrén)怎么(zěnme)会(huì)来(lái)夜市(yèshì)排队(páiduì)？

    Why would a celebrity queue at the night market?

  5. Dengdeng

    名人(míngrén)也(yě)要(yào)吃饭(chīfàn)啊(a)。快(kuài)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)要(yào)签名(qiānmíng)！

    Celebrities need to eat too. Quick, let's ask for an autograph!

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)没(méi)带(dài)笔(bǐ)。

    OK, but we didn't bring a pen.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)书(shū)店(diàn)经(jīng)常(cháng)邀(yāo)请(qǐng)名(míng)人(rén)来(lái)签(qiān)名(míng)。

This bookstore often invites celebrities to come sign autographs.

02

他(tā)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)有(yǒu)一(yì)天(tiān)成(chéng)为(wéi)名(míng)人(rén)。

He dreams of becoming a celebrity someday.

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