The Chinese word for man is
男人
nán rénChinese Definition
man | |
1. 名词. 男人 | |
Components | |
男 | |
1. man; (only of human in Standard Chinese) male | |
男人 - man | |
男孩 - boy | |
2. son | |
長zhǎng男 - eldest son | |
3. baron, lowest of the five ranks of Chinese aristocracy (Zhou dynasty | |
人 | |
1. man; person; people | |
人類 (rénlèi) - humans | |
那 人 是 誰? (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person? | |
嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎? - Who is that person? | |
有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door. | |
2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er | |
主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host | |
^北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger | |
香港人 - Hongkonger | |
3. body | |
人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not | |
這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days. | |
今天 上午 你 人 在 哪? (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning? | |
4. everybody; everyone | |
人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.) | |
人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge | |
5. other people; others | |
人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say) | |
害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself | |
6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality | |
就我所知,他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad). | |
我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is. | |
佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎? - Exactly what kind of person is he? | |
7. manpower; worker; employee | |
我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now. | |
8. talent; person of talent | |
9. (obsolete) common people; commoner | |
10. adult; grown-up | |
長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult | |
11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others | |
12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun | |
?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they | |
13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse | |
人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse | |
人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse | |
14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend | |
15. artificial; man-made | |
人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster | |
16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world | |
17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word | |
18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén) | |
19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén) | |
20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén) | |
21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia. | |
別 磨蹭ceng 啦,人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢! (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB | |
哎呀,人 孩子zi 考上shang ^哈佛 ^大學 啦,多 出息xi 呀! (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB | |
人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r,就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le. | |
22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother |
Translations for 人 and their definitions
男人 | |
1. n. man | |
花心 的 男人 - womaniser | |
要 想 抓住 男人 的 心,先 要 抓住 男人 的 胃。 - The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. | |
2. adj. (colloquial) manly; masculine | |
3. n. (colloquial) husband |
男的 | |
1. n. (colloquial) male; man; guy | |
你 是 男的 抑是 女的 嗎?若是 男的,許個 男的 說 你 著 買 男的 的 衫,了 去 男的 的 廁所 穿衫。 (Lí sǐ lâm--ê á-sǐ lú--ê ba? Nǎ-sǐ lâm--ê, hi-gê lâm--ê seh lí tio̍h bóe lâm--ê ê saⁿ, liáu khì lâm--ê ê chhè-só͘ chhēng-saⁿ.) - Are you |
男子 | |
1. n. (formal) man; male |
男子漢 | |
1. n. man (especially one with masculine features or character) | |
真正 的 男子漢 - a real man |
男子汉 | |
1. Simplified form of 男子漢 |
人 | |
1. man; person; people | |
人類 (rénlèi) - humans | |
那 人 是 誰? (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person? | |
嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎? - Who is that person? | |
有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door. | |
2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er | |
主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host | |
^北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger | |
香港人 - Hongkonger | |
3. body | |
人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not | |
這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days. | |
今天 上午 你 人 在 哪? (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning? | |
4. everybody; everyone | |
人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.) | |
人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge | |
5. other people; others | |
人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say) | |
害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself | |
6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality | |
就我所知,他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad). | |
我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is. | |
佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎? - Exactly what kind of person is he? | |
7. manpower; worker; employee | |
我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now. | |
8. talent; person of talent | |
9. (obsolete) common people; commoner | |
10. adult; grown-up | |
長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult | |
11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others | |
12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun | |
?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they | |
13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse | |
人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse | |
人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse | |
14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend | |
15. artificial; man-made | |
人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster | |
16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world | |
17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word | |
18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén) | |
19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén) | |
20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén) | |
21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia. | |
別 磨蹭ceng 啦,人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢! (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB | |
哎呀,人 孩子zi 考上shang ^哈佛 ^大學 啦,多 出息xi 呀! (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB | |
人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r,就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le. | |
22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother |
人類 | |
1. n. (collective) humanity; humans; humankind; the human race; hominid | |
人類 前途 - the future of the human race | |
人類 遺址 - hominid site | |
人類 活動 導致 的 氣候.變化 - human-induced climate change | |
關係 到 人類 的 生死存亡 - to concern the survival of the human race | |
圖書館 是 人類 知識 的 海洋。 - Libraries contain knowledge of human experience as vast as the open sea. | |
書籍 是 人類 進步 的 階梯。 - The book is the ladder of human progress. | |
考古學 係 一 門 研究 人類 文化 同 歷史 嘅 學科。 - Archaeology is a science that studies human cultures and history. |
人类 | |
1. Simplified form of 人類 |
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