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人

I in Chinese: 本人 (běn rén)

běn rén

I

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Definitions

  1. 1I; me; myself
  2. 2oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned

Stroke order

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本
人

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件事必须由本人亲自来办。

    zhè jiàn shì bì xū yóu běn rén qīn zì lái bàn。

    This matter must be handled by the person themselves.

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Related words

本

běn

root

人

rén

person

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

客人

kè rén

visitor

本来

běn lái

original

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

敌人

dí rén

enemy

个人

gè rén

individual

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