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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

人物 [rénwù]
  1. 1. noun [能人] figure
    他是一位有世界影响的领袖人物
    He is a figure of global stature.
  2. 2. noun [艺术形象] character
    这部小说塑造了100多个人物
    There are over a hundred characters in this novel.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

人物 [rénwù]
  1. 1. figure; personage
    领袖人物
    a leading personage; a leading public figure
    英雄人物
    a heroic figure; a hero or heroine
  2. 2. person in literature; character
    典型人物
    a typical character
    人物塑造
    characterization

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

人物 [rénwù]
  1. 1. 具有某种突出特点或在某方面具有代表性的人
    杰出人物
    引人注目的人物
    神秘人物
  2. 2. 文艺作品中所塑造的人
    人物形象
    刻画人物
  3. 3. 以描绘人为主的中国画
    这位画家擅长人物和花鸟。

Examples

拔高人物
make a character (in a novel, etc.) larger than life; make a person better than he or she actually is
褒贬人物
pass judgment on people
参选的政界头面人物
prominent political figures running in the election
出类拔萃的人物
an outstanding figure
出头露面的人物
a public figure
传奇式的人物
a legendary figure
他已经是大名鼎鼎的人物了。
He has become a celebrity.
毛泽东是当代最伟大的人物之一。
Mao Zedong was one of the greatest men of our time.
他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。
His painting of people attained a level never known before.

Word Decomposition


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