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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

人 [rén]

1. noun [人类] human being
2. noun [指某种人] person

军人

soldier
3. noun [每人] everybody

这个孩子人见人爱。

Everyone who sees this child likes him.
4. noun [成年人] adult
5. noun [别人] [pl] other people

我们要真诚待人。

We must treat other people with honesty.
6. noun [为人] personality
7. noun [人手] manpower

我们这里活儿多，能不能派几个人？

We've got so much to do here – can you send us some more manpower?

我们办公室缺人。

Our office is short-staffed.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

人 [rén]

1. noun human being; person; people; creature; sort; soul

今天星期天，商店里人很多。

Today is Sunday. The stores are full of people.

他家有几口人？

How many people are there in his family?

昨天有三个人来找你。

Three people came to see you yesterday.
2. noun an adult human being
3. noun other people; other(s)

这个座位有人吗？

Is this seat occupied (or taken)?

自己做错了事，不应该怪人。

When one has done something wrong one should not blame it on others.
4. noun used rhetorically in place of the first personal pronoun, often expressing displeasure

真叫人着急。

It really worries me.

别小看人！

Don't look down on me!
5. noun a person considered as a worker or employee

我们这里正缺人。

We are shorthanded at the moment.
6. noun the physical, psychological, or moral quality or condition of a given individual

他人在那儿，心可想着别的事。

He was there all right, but his mind was elsewhere.

只要她人好，漂亮不漂亮没关系。

So long as she has a nice personality, it makes no difference whether she is pretty or not.
7. noun everybody; each; all

人所共知

be known to everybody (or all)
8. noun used as a suffix

工人

worker

四川人

a native of Sichuan

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

人 [rén]

1. 名指由类人猿进化而来的，能思维，能制造并使用工具进行劳动，并能进行语言交际的高等动物

街上有很多人

男人

人类

人民。
2. 名指某种人

证明人

军人

外国人。
3. 名指成年人

长大成人。
4. 代指别人

舍己救人

助人为乐

诚恳待人。
5. 名指每个人或一般人

人手一册

人同此心。
6. 名指人手或人才

那个单位很缺人

向社会公开招人。
7. 名指人的品质、名声

王老师人很正直

丢人现眼。
8. 名指人的身体

注意休息，别把人累坏了

人在心不在。

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Examples

分配到我系5人，其中博士4人，硕士1人
拉拢一些人，排挤一些人: draw some in, push others out
一个人有一个人的脾性。: People differ in temperament.
那一起人刚走，这一起人又到了。: This batch of people arrived as soon as the other batch left.
聚会上，他一个人喝酒，也不和人搭赸。: He drank alone, and never bothered to talk with anyone at the gathering.
这个人举止高慢，令人生厌。: He behaves arrogantly, which makes people feel disgusted.
他是当时很红专的人，受到很多人的吹捧。: He was both highly skilled and politically aware, earning the praise from many people.
他很赏识有宏才的人，经常提拔这样的人。: He appreciates people of extraordinary talents very much, and always elevates such people.
这伙子人和刚才那群人好象不是一起的。: This crowd doesn't seem to be together with that one.
推己及人的嘉言懿行，正是实现“人和”的润滑剂。: Being considerate in saying wise words, and conducting oneself in a noble way are the methods for building a harmonious friendship.; 4739 more results

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