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某人

mǒu rén · mou ren

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Meaning

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  1. someone
  2. a certain person
  3. some people
  4. I (self-address after one's surname)
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In a conversation

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Who drank the yogurt?

  1. Dengdeng

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)酸奶(suānnǎi)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    My yogurt is gone from the fridge!

  2. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)晚上(wǎnshang)某人(mǒurén)来(lái)过(guò)这里(zhèlǐ)。

    Last night someone was here.

  3. Dengdeng

    某人(mǒurén)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who is that someone?

  4. Liangliang

    嗯(ń)……某人(mǒurén)很(hěn)爱(ài)喝(hē)酸奶(suānnǎi)。

    Um... that someone really loves yogurt.

  5. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)嘴边(zuǐbiān)有(yǒu)酸奶(suānnǎi)！

    Liangliang, you have yogurt by your mouth!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

公(gōng)开(kāi)表(biǎo)示(shì)你(nǐ)对(duì)某(mǒu)人(rén)的(de)爱(ài)。

Publicly express your love for someone.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)不(bù)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)某(mǒu)人(rén)知(zhī)道(dào)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)一(yì)直(zhí)保(bǎo)密(mì)。

He didn't want a certain person to know about this, so he kept it a secret.

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