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真人

zhēn rén · zhen ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. a real person
  2. Daoist spiritual master
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In a conversation

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Statue or person?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那个(nàge)人(rén)，一动不动(yīdòngbùdòng)。

    Look at that person. Not moving at all.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)蜡像(làxiàng)吗(ma)？

    Is it a wax figure?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)是(shì)真人(zhēnrén)。

    No, I think it's a real person.

  4. Liangliang

    真人(zhēnrén)怎么(zěnme)能(néng)不(bù)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)？

    How can a real person not blink?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，他的(tāde)眼睛(yǎnjing)动了(dòngle)！

    Look, his eyes moved!

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，原来(yuánlái)是(shì)真人(zhēnrén)在(zài)表演(biǎoyǎn)。

    Haha, so it's a real person performing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)是(shì)根(gēn)据(jù)真(zhēn)人(rén)真(zhēn)事(shì)改(gǎi)编(biān)的(de)。

This movie is adapted from a true story about real people.

02

动(dòng)画(huà)片(piàn)里(lǐ)的(de)角(jué)色(sè)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)像(xiàng)真(zhēn)人(rén)一(yí)样(yàng)。

The characters in the animated film look like real people.

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