zhèng ren

证 人

Level:

NHSK 789－3

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n.authenticator; voucher; attestor
- wǒ yuàn zuò zhèng ren
  我愿做证人。
  I'm willing to attest to it.
2
n.witness; deponent; evidence
- zhèng ren de zhèng cí
  证人的证词
  testimony of a witness
- chuán zhèng ren chū tíng
  传证人出庭
  summon someone to appear in court as a witness
- chuán huàn zhèng ren
  传唤证人
  summon a witness in testimony

Note
"证人" is different from "人证". "人证" is a kind of evidence; "证人" is a person who provides evidence.
common measure word
"证人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个证人
  one witness
- 一位证人
  one witness

证人