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Person in Chinese: 人物 (rén wù)

rén wù

person

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)
  2. 2character (in a play, novel etc)
  3. 3figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting)

Stroke order

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人
物

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄨˋ

wù

ㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们视他为重要人物。

    wǒ men shì tā wèi zhòng yào rén wù。

    We regard him as an important man.

  • 小人物同样可以创造历史。

    xiǎo rén wù tóng yàng kě yǐ chuàng zào lì shǐ。

    Small timers can also create history.

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Related words

人

rén

person

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

动物

dòng wù

animal

客人

kè rén

visitor

礼物

lǐ wù

gift

购物

gòu wù

shopping

植物

zhí wù

plant

宠物

chǒng wù

house pet

敌人

dí rén

enemy

个人

gè rén

individual

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