Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.human being; person
人多力量大。
Many hands make light work.
他是什么人？
Who is he?
商店里人很多。
The stores are full of people.
- 2
n.other people
不要小看人！
Don't look down on people!
自己做错了事，不要怪人。
When one has done something wrong, one should not blame it on others.
这个位置有人吗？
Is this seat occupied?
- 3
n.an adult human being
成人
grown-up
长大成人
grow to manhood
- 4
n.everybody
人尽皆知。
Everybody knows that.
人手一本。
Everyone has a copy.
人所共知
be known to all
- 5
n.hand; talent
我们这儿正缺人。
We are shorthanded at the moment.
眼下我们确实有点缺人。
We're actually a bit short-handed at the moment.
这所医院极其缺人。
The hospital is desperately short-staffed.
- 6
n.certain category of people
监护人
guardian
工人
worker
军人
soldier
- 7
n.used to indicate a person's physical or mental condition
这几天我人不大舒服。
I haven't been feeling well for several days.
送到医院，人已经昏迷过去了。
When the patient was taken to hospital, he had already lost consciousness.
他人不大舒服，所以请假了。
He wasn't feeling well, so he asked for leave.
- 8
n.personality; character
她人很好。
She's a very nice person.
这个同志人非常老实。
This comrade is very honest.
只要她人好，漂亮不漂亮都行。
So long as she has a nice personality, it makes no difference whether she is pretty or not.
Words and phrases with 人
- 人人[word]everyone
- 人性[word]humanity; human feelings and reason
- 人民政府[word]people's government
- 人体[word]human body
- 人物[word]figure; character
- 人才[word]a person of ability; good looks
- 人间[word]world
- 人大代表[word]deputy to the NPC
- 人手[word]hand
- 人来人往[idiom]People are coming and going.
- 人山人海[idiom]huge crowds of people
- 人满为患[idiom]overcrowded
- 人之常情[idiom]human nature
- 人声鼎沸[idiom]a hubbub/babel of voices
- 人头攒动[idiom]be seething with people
- 人才辈出[idiom]Large numbers of outstanding people come forward.
- 人尽其才[idiom]The talent of every individual can be turned to good account.
- 人道主义[idiom]humanitarianism
Word usage
- common measure word"人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
一个人
one person
一群人
one crowd of people