rén
man
person
people
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
gè rén
individual
personal
oneself
rén wù
person
character (in a play, novel etc)
protagonist
CL:個|个[ge4]
rén yuán
staff
crew
personnel
CL:個|个[ge4]
běn rén
the person himself
I (humble form used in speeches)
oneself
myself
in person
personal
rén shēng
life (one's time on earth)
yǒu rén
someone
people
anyone
there is someone there
occupied (as in restroom)
wàn rén
ten thousand people
all the people
everyman
lìng rén
to cause sb (to do)
to make one (feel sth)
(used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)
rén wén
humanities
human affairs
culture
rén qì
popularity
personality
character
Rì běn rén
Japanese person or people
yī gè rén
by oneself (without assistance)
alone (without company)
guǎn lǐ rén
supervisor
manager
administrator
jīng jì rén
broker
middleman
agent
manager
Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó
People's Republic of China
dá rén
expert
person who takes things philosophically
rén shì
person
figure
public figure
rén gōng
artificial
manpower
manual work
léi rén
(Internet slang) shocking
appalling
terrifying
terrific
rén cái
talent
talented person
looks
attractive looks
sī rén
private
personal
interpersonal
sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
a member of one's clique
zhǔ chí rén
TV or radio presenter
host
anchor
dà ren
adult
grownup
title of respect toward superiors
bié rén
other people
others
other person
nán rén
a man
a male
men
CL:個|个[ge4]
tā rén
another
sb else
other people
fǎ rén
legal person
corporation
see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2]
rén mín wǎng
online version of the People's Daily 人民日报
rén zhōng
philtrum
infranasal depression
the "human center" acupuncture point
lǎo rén
old man or woman
the elderly
one's aged parents or grandparents
xīn rén
new age person
new type of person
newly-wed, esp. new bride
bride and groom
Rén dà
(Chinese) National People's Congress
abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]
rén lèi
humanity
human race
mankind
nài rén xún wèi
thought-provoking
worth thinking over
to provide food for thought
rén jiā
household
dwelling
family
sb else's house
household business
house of woman's husband-to-be
CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]
rén jia
other people
sb else
he, she or they
I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
rén shēn
person
personal
human body
rén shì
personnel
human resources
human affairs
ways of the world
(euphemism) sexuality
the facts of life
yí rén
nice
pleasant
charming
hospitable to people
zhǔ rén
master
host
owner
CL:個|个[ge4]
zhǔ rén wēng
master (of the house)
main character in a novel etc
hero or heroine
duō duō bī rén
overbearing
forceful
aggressive
menacing
imperious
rén cì
person-times
visits
classifier for number of people participating
píng yì jìn rén
amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
modest and unassuming
(of writing) plain and simple
easy to understand
qiú rén
to ask for help
to ask a favor
to recruit talented people
rén xìng
human nature
humanity
human
the totality of human attributes
zhuān rén
specialist
person appointed for specific task
yǎ rén
poetic individual
person of refined temperament
rén xīn
popular feeling
the will of the people
rén shǒu
manpower
staff
human hand
wèi wáng rén
a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times)
chū rén yì liào
unexpected (idiom)
surprising
rén shì
the world
this world
the world of the living
kuài zhì rén kǒu
appealing to the masses
universally appreciated (idiom)
rén wéi
artificial
man-made
having human cause or origin
human attempt or effort
rén mín bì
Renminbi (RMB)
Chinese Yuan (CNY)
fán rén
to annoy
annoying
irritating
troublesome
wài rén
outsider
foreigner
stranger
rén gé
personality
integrity
dignity
rén xíng
human shape
in human form
of human appearance
doll
puppet
kòu rén xīn xián
to excite
to thrill
exciting
thrilling
cliff-hanging
nǎo rén
annoying
irksome
to irritate
shàn rén
philanthropist
charitable person
well-doer
rén qíng
reason
human emotions
human interaction
social relationship
friendship
favor
a good turn
rén shēn shì gù
accident causing injury or death
gǔ rén
people from ancient times
the ancients
the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
dài rén
to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
yī míng jīng rén
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
gōng rén
worker
CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
bái rén
white man or woman
Caucasian
rén dào
human sympathy
humanitarianism
humane
the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)
sexual intercourse
rén jiān
the human world
the earth
rén xuǎn
choice of person
candidate
zì rán rén
natural person (law)
see also 法人[fa3 ren2]
zhǔ rén gōng
hero (of a novel or film)
main protagonist
sì rén bāng
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
mí rén
fascinating
enchanting
charming
tempting
xiān shēng duó rén
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
bìng rén
sick person
patient
invalid
CL:個|个[ge4]
rén chēng
person (first person, second person etc in grammar)
called
known as
yè shēn rén jìng
in the dead of night (idiom)
yǒu xīn rén
resolute person
person with aspirations
people who feel
people who use their heads
guó rén
compatriots (literary)
fellow countrymen
rén jì
human relationships
interpersonal
chuán rén
to teach
to impart
a disciple
descendant
rén zào
man-made
artificial
synthetic
fàn rén
convict
prisoner
criminal
rén jié dì líng
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
zì qī qī rén
to deceive others and to deceive oneself
to believe one's own lies
xíng rén
pedestrian
traveler on foot
passer-by
official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
qí rén
an eccentric
odd person
person of extraordinary talent
wéi rén
to conduct oneself
behavior
conduct
personal character
yòng rén
servant
to employ sb for a job
to manage people
to be in need of staff
wèi rén
for sb
for others' interest
páng rén
other people
bystanders
onlookers
outsiders
zhēn rén
actual person
in the flesh
Daoist spiritual master
tóng rén
colleagues
fellowship (among people)
hài rén tǐng wén
shocking
horrifying
atrocious
terrible
rén yún yì yún
to say what everyone says (idiom)
to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
to follow the herd
Táng rén jiē
Chinatown
CL:條|条[tiáo],座[zùo]
rén tóu
person
number of people
(per) capita
(a person's) head
(Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
guò lái rén
an experienced person
sb who has 'been around (the block)'
sb who has personally experienced it
dāng shì rén
persons involved or implicated
party (to an affair)
zuò rén
to conduct oneself
to behave with integrity
làng rén
vagrant
unemployed person
rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
ēn rén
a benefactor
a person who has significantly helped sb else
Hàn rén
Han Chinese person or people
rén mǎ
men and horses
troops
group of people
troop
staff
centaur
xiān rén
Daoist immortal
celestial being
Huá rén
ethnic Chinese person or people
zú rén
clansman
clan members
relatives
ethnic minority
lǎo rén jiā
polite term for old woman or man
fū ren
lady
madam
Mrs.
CL:位[wei4]
è rén
evil person
vile creature
ugly man
ài ren
spouse (PRC)
lover (non-PRC)
CL:個|个[ge4]
kè rén
visitor
guest
customer
client
CL:位[wei4]
sú rén
common people
laity (i.e. not priests)
sǐ rén
dead person
(coll.) to die
(of a death) to happen
shā rén
homicide
to murder
to kill (a person)
nǐ rén
personification
anthropomorphism
bù wéi rén zhī
not known to anyone
secret
unknown
fán rén
ordinary person
mortal
earthling
cóng yè rén yuán
employee
person employed in a trade or profession
lù rén
passerby
passer-by
stranger
jūn rén
serviceman
soldier
military personnel
rén yú
mermaid
dugong
sea cow
manatee
giant salamander
Chāo rén
Superman, comic book superhero
měi rén
each person
everybody
per person
shèng rén
saint
sage
refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
the current reigning Emperor
rén yuán
relations with people
popularity
mà rén
to swear or curse (at people)
to scold or yell at someone
chū rén tóu dì
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
to excel
guì rén
nobility
person of high rank
rén jié
outstanding talent
wise and able person
illustrious individual
yòu rén
attractive
alluring
captivating
to attract
to captivate
dào rén
Taoist devotee (honorific)
rén liú
stream of people
abortion
abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[ren2 gong1 liu2 chan3]
rén mín rì bào
Renmin Ribao (People's Daily)
Quán guó Rén Dà Cháng Wěi huì
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (abbr. of 全國人民代表大會常務委員會|全国人民代表大会常务委员会)
rén yāo
transvestite
transsexual
ladyboy
xián rén
idle person
idler
unconcerned person
xián rén
variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]
idle person
idler
unconcerned person
shuāng rén
two-person
double
pair
tandem
zhí wù rén
person in a vegetative state
human vegetable
chuàng bàn rén
founder (of an institution etc)
quán guó rén dà
abbr. for National People's Congress (NPC)
chā qiáng rén yì
(idiom) just passable
barely satisfactory
hé huǒ rén
variant of 合伙人[he2 huo3 ren2]
yī hù rén yuán
medical personnel
doctors and nurses
xiǎn wéi rén zhī
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown
secret to all but a few
dà duō shù rén
most people
the majority of people
fēng tǔ rén qíng
local conditions and customs (idiom)
jǔ rén
graduate
successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
Shèng dàn Lǎo rén
Father Christmas
Santa Claus
fā qǐ rén
proposer
initiator
founding member
lìng rén fà zhǐ
to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
zuì gāo rén mín jiǎn chá yuàn
PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)
dì yī rén chēng
first person (in writing)
rén dào zhǔ yì
humanism
humanitarian (aid)
gōng zhí rén yuán
official employee
government official
yán jiū rén yuán
research worker
research personnel
nà gè rén
lit. that person
fig. the person you have been looking for
Mr Right
the girl of one's dreams
yuàn tiān yóu rén
(idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
fēng yún rén wù
the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
influential figure
shā rén àn
murder case
homicide case
rén wén jǐng guān
place of cultural interest
tǎo rén
(old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute
Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì
(Chinese) National People's Congress
abbr. to 人大[Ren2 da4]
yīn rén ér yì
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
wéi rén shī biǎo
to serve as a model for others (idiom)
to be a worthy teacher
rén mín dài biǎo
deputy to People's Congress
zhù rén wéi lè
pleasure from helping others (idiom)
zé rèn rén
responsible person
coordinator
gè rén yǐn sī
personal privacy
private matters
bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop
cf. 十年樹木,百年樹人|十年树木,百年树人
sǐ wáng rén shù
number of people killed
death toll
yǒu guān rén shì
persons involved
those connected with (sth)
chuàng shǐ rén
creator
founder
initiator
rén zhǒng chā bié
racial differences
racial discrimination
lìng rén zhèn fèn
inspiring
exciting
rousing
tǎo rén xǐ huan
to attract people's affection
charming
delightful
rén jì guān xì
interpersonal relationship
lìng rén tàn wéi guān zhǐ
(set expression) astonishing to see
lóng de chuán rén
Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
shàn jiě rén yì
to be good at understanding others (idiom)
guò rén
to excel
to surpass others
outstanding
tóng líng rén
peer
one's contemporary
person of the same age
láo dòng rén mín
working people
the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past
Jiān Zhí rén
KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister from 2010
Gōng rén rì bào
Workers' Daily, www.grrb.com.cn
yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ
love will find a way (idiom)
lǐ rén
person from the same village, town or province
peasant (derog.)
(of a school of thought etc) follower
nǚ qiáng rén
successful career woman
able woman
kē jì rén yuán
scientific and technical staff
rén jiàn rén ài
loved by all
to have universal appeal
dì lì rén hé
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
rén wén shè kē
(abbr.) humanities and social sciences
zhèng zhì rén wù
political figure
politician
statesman
jī qì rén
mechanical person
robot
android
rě rén
to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc)
to offend
to attract (attention)
wèi chéng nián rén
minor (i.e. person under 18)
Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì Cháng wù Wěi yuán huì
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
tiān rén hé yī
oneness of heaven and humanity
the theory that man is an integral part of nature
bù kě gào rén
hidden
kept secret
not to be divulged
Zhōng guó rén dà
China National People's Congress
dì yī fū rén
First Lady (wife of US president)
wài xīng rén
space alien
extraterrestrial
dà yǒu rén zài
there are plenty of such people
cái zǐ jiā rén
gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
pair of ideal lovers
mǒu rén
someone
a certain person
some people
I (self-address after one's surname)
shēn rù rén xīn
to enter deeply into people's hearts
to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
yù rén
to educate people (esp morally)
chuán qí rén wù
legendary person
legend (i.e. person)
yǐn rén zhù mù
to attract attention
eye-catching
conspicuous
zhāo rén
to be infectious
to recruit
pǔ tōng rén
ordinary person
private citizen
people
the person in the street
Zuì gāo Rén mín Fǎ yuàn
Supreme People's Court (PRC)
rén mín dà huì táng
Great Hall of the People, at Tiananmen Square
bèi gào rén
defendant (in legal case)
tiān zāi rén huò
natural and man-made disasters (idiom); natural calamities (flood, drought, earthquake) added to human calamity (fire, famine, war, Microsoft software)
nǚ zhǔ rén gōng
heroine (of a novel or film)
main female protagonist
zhì piàn rén
moviemaker
filmmaker
producer
wèi rén mín fú wù
Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
zhōng rén
go-between
mediator
intermediary
dān rén chuáng
single bed
CL:張|张[zhang1]
zhēng rén
traveler (on a long journey)
participant in an expedition
garrison soldier
new recruit
tóu bǎo rén
policy holder
insured person
Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)
rén mài
contacts
connections
network
dài biǎo rén wù
representative individual (of a school of thought)
qián rén
predecessor
forebears
the person facing you
shòu yì rén
the beneficiary
the person who benefits
tiān rén
Man and Heaven
celestial being
hài rén
to harm sb
to inflict suffering
to victimize
pernicious
Yīng guó rén
British person
British people
sòng rén
to give away
to accompany
to see sb off
liú dòng rén kǒu
transient population
floating population
zǒu rén
(coll.) to leave
to beat it
rèn rén
to appoint (sb to a post)
gōng zhòng rén wù
public figure
famous person
běn dì rén
native person (of a country)
rén pǐn
moral standing
moral quality
character
personality
appearance
looks (colloquial)
bearing
rén zì tuō
flip-flops
abbr. for 人字拖鞋[ren2 zi4 tuo1 xie2]
rén gōng hū xī
artificial respiration (medicine)
rén gōng zhì néng
artificial intelligence (AI)
Yìn dù rén
Indian (person)
CL:個|个[ge4]
Indian people
cí rén
writer of 詞|词[ci2] (a kind of classical Chinese poem)
person of literary talent
zhí xíng rén
executioner (hangman)
business executor
néng rén
capable person
Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
mù mǎ rén
herdsman (of horses)
wrangler
Zhī zhū rén
Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠
nickname of French skyscraper climber Alain Robert (1962-)
person who scales the outer walls of a building as a stunt or for building maintenance
rén hǎi
a multitude
a sea of people
rén ròu sōu suǒ
human flesh search
a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)
see 人肉搜索引擎
Běi jīng rén
Beijing resident
Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4], Beijing
běi jīng rén
person from Beijing
Peking Man (Sinanthropus pekinesis)
měi rén jì
honey trap
sexual entrapment
CL:條|条[tiao2]
zì jǐ rén
those on our side
ourselves
one's own people
one of us
jià rén
to get married (of woman)
shōu jiàn rén
recipient (of mail)
To: (email header)
Měi guó rén
American
American person
American people
CL:個|个[ge4]
Gǎng rén
Hong Kong person or people
Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué
Renmin University of China
zhōng lǎo nián rén
middle-aged and elderly people
zuò rén
to conduct oneself
same as 做人
jiàn zhù gōng rén
construction worker
builder
shí rén
man-eating (beast)
to eat people
fig. to oppress the people
fēi rén
not the right person (literary)
inhuman
rén mín yín háng
the People's bank of China
rén liú shǒu shù
an abortion
abbr. of 人工流產手術|人工流产手术
xiǎo lǜ rén
little green men from Mars
tǔ rén
native
aborigine
clay figure
zhēn rén zhēn shì
genuine people and true events
rén shì
native
person from a particular place
rén jiān tiān táng
heaven on Earth
nickname for the city Suzhou
bào rén
newsman
journalist (archaic)
rén lóng
a queue of people
a crocodile (of school children)
wù shì rén fēi
things have remained the same, but people have changed
rén bǎo
personal guarantee
to sign as guarantor
shēng rén
stranger
living person
to give birth
to be born (in a certain time or place)
rén cái liú shī
brain drain
outflow of talent
bǎo rén
guarantor
person paying bail
yǐn rén zhù yì
to attract attention
eye-catching
conspicuous
yī jiā rén
household
the whole family
yuán rén
prehistoric man
primitive man
rén mín fǎ yuàn
people's court (of law)
people's tribunal
Ā lā bó rén
Arab
Arabian
Arabian people
xīn xīn rén lèi
new generation of youths (generation X, Y etc)
ān rén
to pacify the people
landlady (old)
wife of 員外|员外[yuan2 wai4], landlord
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
jiàn zhèng rén
eyewitness (to an incident)
witness (to a legal transaction)
rén dìng
middle of the night
the dead of night
fā jiàn rén
sender (of mail)
From: (email header)
jiā pò rén wáng
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
destitute and homeless
yǐ mào qǔ rén
to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
Běi jīng rén mín dà huì táng
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
qìn rén xīn pí
to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)
to gladden the heart
to refresh the mind
lì hài guān xi rén
stakeholder
interested party
interested person
yì zhōng rén
sweetheart
one's true love
the person of one's thoughts
rèn rén
to recognize people (of babies)
to be able to tell people apart
kōng wú yī rén
not a soul in sight (idiom)
chū rén mìng
fatal
resulting in sb's death
gǎn wéi rén xiān
to dare to be first
to pioneer (idiom)
dù suō fū ren
Madame Tusseaud's (waxworks)
xiāng xià rén
country folk
rustic
rural folk
Cháo xiǎn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì rén mín gòng hé guó
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
xiān fā zhì rén
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt
to anticipate
pre-emptive
rén zhī cháng qíng
human nature (idiom)
a behavior that is only natural
rén zhī chū
man at birth (is fundamentally good in nature)
the first line of Three character classic 三字經|三字经[Sān zì jīng]
chū jiā rén
monk
nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
bǎo ān rén yuán
security personnel
member of police force
gè rén sài
individual competition
individual race
cān xuǎn rén
election participant
candidate
dài rén jiē wù
the way one treats people
guǎ rén
I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
Zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn
the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950
rén mín nèi bù máo dùn
internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
rén mín bì yuán
Renminbi Yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
rén jìn qí cái
employ one's talent to the fullest
everyone gives of their best
gǔ rén lèi
ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc
Qǐ rén yōu tiān
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
biàn hù rén
defender
defending counsel
yù rén
a jade worker
a jade statuette
a beautiful person
(term of endearment)
rén qù lóu kōng
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
the place is deserted
the birds have flown
lí kāi rén shì
to die
to leave this world
rén cái jǐ jǐ
a galaxy of talent (idiom)
a great number of competent people
Luàn shì Jiā rén
Gone with the Wind (film)
rén qíng shì gù
worldly wisdom
the ways of the world
to know how to get on in the world
cǎo jiān rén mìng
human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass
a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
rén jīng
sophisticate
man with extensive experience
child prodigy
Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child)
spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM)
dà kuài rén xīn
to the satisfaction of everyone
yǔ rén wéi shàn
to be of service to others
to help others
benevolent
mù zhōng wú rén
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters
condescending
to go about with one's nose in the air
cǎn wú rén dào
inhuman (idiom)
brutal and unfeeling
sǒng rén tīng wén
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
wù rén zǐ dì
(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress
(of media) to propagate errors
to lead people astray
jiǎ rén
dummy (for crash testing, displaying clothes etc)
bù xǐng rén shì
to lose consciousness
unconscious
in a coma
kōng zhōng fēi rén
trapeze artist
frequent flyer
xián rén
great person of the past
venerable forebear
the great and the good
rén shēng rú mèng
life is but a dream (idiom)
jìn rén
contemporary
modern person
close friend
associate
intimate
xiǎo rén shū
children's picture story book
CL:本[ben3]
shā rén fàng huǒ
to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
zhì bìng jiù rén
to treat the disease to save the patient
to criticize a person in order to help him
lǎo fù rén
old lady (term of modesty)
Xīn jiā pō rén
Singaporean person
Singaporean
rén wú wán rén
nobody is perfect
everyone has their defect
shì zài rén wéi
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
With effort, one can achieve anything.
zhuān mén rén yuán
specialist
specialized staff
gōng sù rén
district attorney
public prosecutor
procurator
míng rén lù
record of famous men
anthology of biographies
zhǐ rén
paper doll
papercut silhouette
cǎn jué rén huán
extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
fèi rén
handicapped person
useless person
rén bù kě mào xiàng
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
you can't judge a book by its cover
often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
huáng zhǒng rén
yellow man
Mongoloid (old term)
yǎn rén ěr mù
to fool people (idiom)
to pull the wool over people's eyes
dòu rén
amusing
funny
entertaining
lǎo hǎo rén
one who tries never to offend anybody
rén gé huà
to personalize
anthropomorphism
wú rén shòu piào
self-service ticketing
automated ticketing
zhèng rén jūn zi
upright gentleman
man of honor
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
Do as you would be done by.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
lit. If three walk together, one should be my teacher (idiom, from Confucian analects). You have sth to learn from everyone.
also translated as: If three of us walk together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher.
wō rén
dwarf
Japanese (derog.) (old)
Lǔ rén
person from Shandong
often refers to Confucius
stupid person
qí rén
Manchu
bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners 八旗[ba1 qi2])
hài rén bù qiǎn
to cause a lot of trouble
to inflict much suffering
Jū lǐ fū ren
Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel prize-winner in Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911
Zhōng guó Rén mín Wǔ zhuāng Jǐng chá Bù duì
Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF)
rén mín mín zhǔ zhuān zhèng
people's democratic dictatorship
yuǎn rén
an estranged person
sb who is alienated
people far from home
sǔn rén lì jǐ
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
yōng rén zì rǎo
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)
fig. to get upset over nothing
to make problems for oneself
Zhōu Zuò rén
Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅, academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution
Zhōng guó cán jí rén lián hé huì
China Disabled Person's Federation (since 1988)
ná rén
making things awkward
to cause difficulties
to exert influence
to attract
shèng qì líng rén
overbearing
arrogant bully
tǔ zhù rén
indigenous person
aboriginal
yì rén
eccentric
unusual person
talented individual
dá guān guì rén
high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good
rén yān xī shǎo
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
qī rén tài shèn
to bully intolerably (idiom)
rén jiān dì yù
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
fig. having an uncomfortable time
jué dài jiā rén
beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
prettiest girl ever
rén rén zhì shì
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
huì rén bù juàn
instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)
xiū xíng rén
person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism)
dòng rén xīn pò
to move and thrill (idiom); exciting
qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě
to surpass all others of its kind before and since
to have neither predecessors nor successors
bù jìn rén qíng
not amenable to reason
unreasonable
yóu rén rú zhī
crowded with visitors
packed with tourists
kuān yǐ dài rén
to be lenient with others (idiom)
jiè dāo shā rén
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
jìn rén jiē zhī
known by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name
bù dé rén xīn
not to enjoy popular support
to be unpopular
xī shì níng rén
to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
zhàng rén
wife's father (father-in-law)
old man
rén mìng guān tiān
human life is beyond value (idiom)
dà máng rén
busy bee
very busy person
máng rén mō xiàng
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees
zhāo rén xǐ huan
charming
attractive
delightful
gōng rén
imperial concubine or palace maid
imperial secretary (old)
měi rén jiāo
canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
zǎi rén
to overcharge
to rip somebody off
rèn rén wéi qīn
to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
corrupt appointment
Rén mín Yīng xióng Jì niàn bēi
Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square
jì rén lí xià
to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity
shā rén àn jiàn
(case of, incident of) murder
Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Hǎi jūn
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)
wàn rén kōng xiàng
the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
the whole town turns out
shòu xíng rén
person being executed
victim of corporal punishment
person serving a sentence
jiān chá rén
supervisor
monitor
watchdog
rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn
God's plans supersede our own
Man proposes but God disposes
bèi shàng sù rén
appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
bēi tiān mǐn rén
to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
jīng rén zhī jǔ
to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
kuáng rén rì jì
Diary of a madman by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lǔ Xùn]
Huò bǐ tè rén
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
rén mín dǎng
People's party (of various countries)
rén cái liǎng kōng
loss of life and property
to lose the beauty and her possessions
shě jǐ jiù rén
to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
altruism
lù rén jiē zhī
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name
chū rén yì biǎo
to exceed all expectations
to come as a surprise
Ài sī jī mó rén
Eskimo
also called Inuit 因紐特|因纽特
rén dìng shèng tiān
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
yuè xià lǎo rén
minor divinity concerned with marriage
matchmaker
go-between
rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature
the first two lines of Three character classic 三字經|三字经[Sān zì jīng]
jīn xīng rén
Venusian (person from Venus)
Sā qiē ěr fū ren
Mrs Thatcher
Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990
rèn rén wéi xián
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
rě rén zhù mù
to attract attention
noticeable
èr hào rén wù
second best person
second-rate person
féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
huāng wú rén yān
desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
gòng hé dǎng rén
a Republican party member
rén fú yú shì
more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
chán rén
to make one's mouth water
appetizing
greedy person
glutton
mín zhǔ dǎng rén
a Democratic party member
píng rén
ordinary person
common people
mó rén
annoying
bothersome
to fret
to be peevish
Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Kōng jūn
People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
rén jiān xǐ jù
La comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[Bā ěr zhā kè]
rén lèi miǎn yì quē xiàn bìng dú
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
zhèng tōng rén hé
efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
Never give up hope.
Never say die.
rén yú xiǎo jie
mermaid
the Little Mermaid
rén chén
an official (in former times)
zhì zhàng rén shì
person with learning difficulties (handicap)
retarded person
zhàng shì qī rén
relying on force to bully others (idiom)
qiǎng rén suǒ nán
to force someone to do something
shě jǐ wèi rén
to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
altruism
zhèng què chǔ lǐ rén mín nèi bù máo dùn
On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957
fān liǎn bù rèn rén
to fall out with sb and become hostile
chéng rén zhī wēi
to take advantage of sb's precarious position
rén duō shì zhòng
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
There is safety in numbers.
shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
knowledge is the best charity
Wēi ní sī shāng rén
the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Rén mǎ zuò
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī Shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Mǎ lái xī yà rén
Malaysian person or people
shā rén rú má
to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass
a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
fǎn miàn rén wù
negative character
bad guy (in a story)
rén kǒu tǒng jì xué
population studies
population statistics
cáng jìng rén
man behind the mirror
puppet master
string puller
xiāo xī líng tōng rén shì
a well-informed source
a person with inside information
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
zhù rén wéi kuài lè zhī běn
pleasure from helping others
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
chū rén yì wài
turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
shā rén yuè huò
to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
qiān gǔ zuì rén
sb condemned by history (idiom)
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
to give sb a taste of his own medicine
Mó dēng Yuán shǐ rén
The Flintstones (TV Series)
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
you can't always do as you like
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
nǚ rén qì
womanly temperament
femininity
effeminate (of male)
cowardly
sissy
Měi guó jūn rén
American serviceman
US soldier
gǎn rǎn rén shù
number of infected persons
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
shí rén yá huì
to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
to parrot
rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng
human flesh search engine
a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)
yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu
to care for other's children as one's own
zhì shì rén rén
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
è yǔ shāng rén
to insult
to direct bad language at sb
to slag off
dǔ wù sī rén
seeing an object makes one miss its owner (idiom)
wài jí huá rén
overseas Chinese
persons of Chinese origin having foreign citizenship
Shì jiè Rén quán Xuān yán
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
rén zì tuō xié
flip-flops
flip-flop sandals
thongs
see also 人字拖[ren2 zi4 tuo1]
Zhōng guó rén mín duì wài yǒu hǎo xié huì
Chinese People's Association For Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
gōng rén dǎng
Workers' Party (Singapore opposition party)
kāi chē rén
driver
person driving a vehicle
bù xū màn rén
bushman (African ethnic group)
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
xiù zhēn rén
little person
midget
dwarf
sān rén chéng hǔ
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
fēng jiǎn yóu rén
fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)
quán guó rén dà huì yì
National People's Congress (NPC)
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
no use to tell others
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
ǒu rén
idol (i.e. statue for worship)
zì wǒ de rén
(my, your) own person
(to assert) one's own personality
Běi jīng yuán rén
Peking ape-man
Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4] in 1921
rén miàn shòu xīn
human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
malicious and duplicitous
lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
rén quán fǎ
Human Rights law (Hong Kong)
fàn mài rén kǒu
trafficking in human beings
rén kǒu fàn yùn
trafficking in persons
human trafficking
shén ài shì rén
the gods love the common people (idiom)
rén zhèng wù zhèng
human testimony and material evidence
rén mín gōng shè huà
collectivization of agriculture (disastrous policy of communist Russia around 1930 and China in the 1950s)
rén mín gōng dí
the enemy of the people
the class enemy (Marxism)
rén pà chū míng , zhū pà zhuàng
Man should fear fame as pigs fear fattening (俗语 common saying).
Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén
Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
tiáo yán rén yuán
research workers
survey and research workers
jú zhōng rén
participant
protagonist
a player (in this affair)
rén quán guān chá
Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York based non-governmental organization
gǒu zhàng rén shì
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
rén chuán rén
transmitted person-to-person
wú chuán chéng yùn rén
non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)
Lǔ guó rén
person from Shandong
often refers to Confucius
è rén xiān gào zhuàng
the guilty party files the suit
the thief cries thief
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
fig. to ride on sb else's success
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
rén xīn nán cè
hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
shùn shuǐ rén qíng
to do sb a favor at little cost
yù rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
Huí zú rén
Hui person
member of Hui ethnic group living across China
Zhōu Shù rén
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
Xī bó lái rén
Hebrew person
Israelite
Jew
wàn rén dí
a match for ten thousand enemies
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ
personal digital assistant (PDA)
shí rén shā
man-eating shark
same as 大白鯊|大白鲨[da4 bai2 sha1], great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
cái shí guò rén
an outstanding talent (idiom)
surpassing insight and acumen
juǎn pū gài zǒu rén
to pack one's things and leave
rén xíng héng dào xiàn
crosswalk
pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes
rén qíng wèi r
erhua variant of 人情味[ren2 qing2 wei4]
Měng gǔ rén mín gòng hé guó
People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)
gè rén fáng hù zhuāng bèi
individual protective equipment
xuè kǒu pēn rén
to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander
malicious attacks
shāng cán rén yuán
the injured
wounded personnel
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó Zhōng yāng Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì
PRC Central Military Commission
shòu rén yǐ bǐng
to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)
to give someone a hold on oneself
jǐn pò dīng rén
to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
Bàn rén mǎ zuò
Centaurus (constellation)
jué shì jiā rén
a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
rén wén shè huì xué kē
humanities and social sciences
xiāng jiāo rén
banana person (yellow outside, white inside)
mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans
Westernized person of Asian appearance
guān huàn rén jiā
family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
Suì rén shì
Suirenshi, legendary inventor of fire
yǎng rén bí xī
to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
jià huò yú rén
to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
to pass the buck
rén mín xíng dòng dǎng
People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)
guì rén duō wàng shì
see 貴人多忘|贵人多忘[gui4 ren2 duo1 wang4]
tǎo rén huān xīn
attractive
lovable
pleasing
Nán rén lái zì Huǒ xīng , Nǚ rén lái zì Jīn xīng
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (book by John Gray)