shēng rén
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Chinese dictionary
Show pinyin

  • 1

    v.(of a person) be born

    • tā shì běi jīng shēng rén

      北京生人

      He was born in Peking.

    • nǐ shì nǎ nián shēng rén

      生人

      In which year were you born?

  • 2

    n.the stranger

    • hái zi pà shēng rén

      孩子生人

      The child was shy with strangers.

    • tā liǎn pí báo pà jiàn shēng rén

      脸皮生人

      She is shy of strangers.

Word usage

  • "生人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
    • 生人

      one stranger

    • 生人

      one group of strangers