人 (rén): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 人 means “person” or “people”. It is one of the most fundamental and commonly used words in the language. It can be used as a noun to refer to an individual or a group of people. For example, “一个人” means “one person”, while “三个人” means “three people”. The character 人 also appears in many compound words.

Translation

Noun: person, people

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
我喜欢认识新的人wǒ xǐhuān rènshí xīn de rénI like meeting new people
他是个好人,很容易相处tā shì gè hǎo rén, hěn róngyì xiāngchǔHe is a good person and easy to get along with
这里的人都很友好zhèlǐ de rén dōu hěn yǒuhǎoThe people here are all very friendly
人生苦短,我们要好好地生活rénshēng kǔduǎn, wǒmen yào hǎohǎo de shēnghuóLife is short, so we should live it well
这个城市的人口很多zhège chéngshì de rénkǒu hěn duōThis city has a large population
那个人很忙,没时间跟我们一起出去nàgè rén hěn máng, méi shíjiān gēn wǒmen yīqǐ chūqùThat person is very busy and doesn’t have time to go out with us
他是一个有趣的人,总是有新的故事tā shì yīgè yǒuqù de rén, zǒng shì yǒu xīn de gùshìHe is an interesting person who always has new stories
这个国家的人民很勤劳zhège guójiā de rénmín hěn qínláoThe people of this country are very hardworking

HSK

人 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 人 with Pinyin and English Translation