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有人

yǒu rén · you ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. someone
  2. people
  3. anyone
  4. there is someone there
  5. occupied (as in restroom)
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A knock at the door

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，有人(yǒurén)敲门(qiāomén)！

    Dengdeng, someone is knocking!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)看看(kànkan)。咦(yí)，门口(ménkǒu)没有人(méiyǒurén)。

    I'll check. Hey, nobody is at the door.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)没有人(méiyǒurén)吗(ma)？

    Really nobody?

  4. Dengdeng

    只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)快递(kuàidì)，写着(xiězhe)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)。

    Only a parcel with your name on it.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，刚才(gāngcái)有人(yǒurén)敲门(qiāomén)就(jiù)跑(pǎo)了(le)。快递员(kuàidìyuán)今天(jīntiān)很(hěn)着急(zháojí)。

    Haha, someone knocked and ran. The courier is in a hurry today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)人(rén)敲(qiāo)门(mén)，我(wǒ)去(qù)看(kàn)看(kan)是(shì)谁(shéi)。

Someone is knocking at the door; I'll go see who it is.

02

洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)人(rén)，请(qǐng)稍(shāo)等(děng)一(yí)下(xià)。

Someone is in the restroom; please wait a moment.

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有
yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒuyì) intentional)

人
rén

person; people

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