xià rén

下 人

Level:

Intermediate

ReadWriteQuiz

1
n.datedservant
- fēn fù xià rén qù zuò
  吩咐下人去做
  tell a servant to do
- tā mìng lìng xià rén zuò zhè zuò nà
  他命令下人做这做那。
  He orders a servant to do many things.
2
n.dialchild or grandchild
- nǐ shì xià rén nǐ jiù yīng gāi zūn jìng nǐ diē
  你是下人，你就应该尊敬你爹。
  As you're his son, you should pay due respect to your dad.

common measure word
"下人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"些".
- 一个下人
  one servant
- 一些下人
  some servants

下人