Usage of the character 人

(coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000)
(literary) sensible person; person who understands life
(literary) optimist

rényú

人鱼

[人魚]

mermaid
dugong
sea cow
manatee
giant salamander

Réndà

人大

[人大]

(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會／全国人民代表大会 ( Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì))
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學／中国人民大学 ( Zhōngguó Rénmín Dàxué))

fūren

夫人

[夫人]

lady
madam
Mrs.
CL:位 (wèi)

rénjié

人杰

[人傑]

outstanding talent
wise and able person
illustrious individual

xīnrén

新人

[新人]

newcomer
fresh talent
newlywed, esp. new bride
bride and groom
(paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens

zhìrén

智人

[智人]

Homo sapiens

ǎirén

矮人

[矮人]

dwarf

rénmín

人民

[人民]

the people
CL:個／个 (gè)

rénfù

人父

[人父]

father (as a social role)

Huárén

华人

[華人]

ethnic Chinese person or people

wénrén

文人

[文人]

cultivated individual; scholar; literati

fànrén

犯人

[犯人]

convict
prisoner
criminal

rènrén

任人

[任人]

to appoint (sb to a post)

jiāorén

骄人

[驕人]

worthy of pride
impressive
enviable
to show contempt for others

mǒurén

某人

[某人]

someone
a certain person
some people
I (self-address after one's surname)

wúrén

无人

[無人]

unmanned
uninhabited

rénshēn

人参

[人參]

ginseng

rénzhǒng

人种

[人種]

race (of people)

rénjiān

人间

[人間]

the human world
the earth

rénshì

人事

[人事]

personnel
human resources
human affairs
ways of the world
(euphemism) sexuality
the facts of life

Suìrén

燧人

[燧人]

Suiren, legendary inventor of fire

rénròu

人肉

[人肉]

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing) (abbr. for 人肉搜索 (rénròusōusuǒ))
human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌 (rénròudùnpái), human shield)

shēngrén

生人

[生人]

stranger
living person
to give birth
to be born (in a certain time or place)

rénwéi

人为

[人為]

artificial
man-made
having human cause or origin
human attempt or effort

Hànrén

汉人

[漢人]

Han Chinese person or people

biéren

别人

[別人]

other people; others; other person

shèngrén

圣人

[聖人]

sage
the Sage (i.e. Confucius)
(old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty
(religion) saint

shírén

食人

[食人]

man-eating (beast)
to eat people
fig. to oppress the people

réndùn

人盾

[人盾]

human shield

sǔnrén

损人

[損人]

to harm others
to mock people
to taunt
humiliating

xíngrén

刑人

[刑人]

criminal to be executed
to execute a criminal

rénliàn

人链

[人鏈]

human chain

qiánrén

前人

[前人]

predecessor
forebears
the person facing you

nürén

女人

[女人]

woman

nìrén

腻人

[膩人]

greasy
boring

rénjia

人家

[人家]

other people
sb else
he, she or they
I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")

yānrén

阉人

[閹人]

a castrate

rénshì

人氏

[人氏]

native
person from a particular place

Qīngrén

清人

[清人]

Qing dynasty person

jiārén

家人

[家人]

family member
(old) servant

xiánrén

闲人

[閑人]

variant of 閒人／闲人 (xiánrén)

rényāo

人妖

[人妖]

transvestite
transsexual
ladyboy

guìrén

贵人

[貴人]

nobility
person of high rank

mùrén

牧人

[牧人]

shepherd
pastor
pastoral

tārén

他人

[他人]

another person; sb else; other people

biànrén

便人

[便人]

sb who happens to be on hand for an errand

bǐrén

鄙人

[鄙人]

your humble servant
I

réndìng

人定

[人定]

middle of the night
the dead of night

zhēnrén

真人

[真人]

a real person
Daoist spiritual master

qǐrén

乞人

[乞人]

beggar

hǎorén

好人

[好人]

good person
healthy person
person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle

kuángrén

狂人

[狂人]

madman

hánrén

函人

[函人]

armor maker

Nírén

尼人

[尼人]

Neanderthal (abbr. for 尼安德特人 ( Ní'āndétèrén))

méiren

媒人

[媒人]

go-between
matchmaker

rénshì

人世

[人世]

the world
this world
the world of the living

Dòngrén

侗人

[侗人]

people of the Dong ethnic minority

rénzhì

人治

[人治]

rule of man

nǐrén

拟人

[擬人]

personification
anthropomorphism

rénqì

人气

[人氣]

popularity
personality
character

wúrén

吾人

[吾人]

(literary) we
us

shìrén

世人

[世人]

people (in general); people around the world; everyone

wèirén

为人

[為人]

for sb
for others' interest

niúrén

牛人

[牛人]

(coll.) leading light
true expert
badass

shāngrén

商人

[商人]

merchant
businessman

zhāorén

招人

[招人]

to be infectious
to recruit

sēngrén

僧人

[僧人]

monk

fùrén

富人

[富人]

rich person
the rich

ēnrén

恩人

[恩人]

a benefactor
a person who has significantly helped sb else

yōngrén

佣人

[傭人]

servant

réntóu

人头

[人頭]

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)

yùrén

育人

[育人]

to educate people (esp. morally)

gǔrén

古人

[古人]

people of ancient times
the ancients
extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
(literary) deceased person

rénshēn

人身

[人身]

person
personal
human body

běnrén

本人

[本人]

I; me; myself
oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned

zhōngrén

中人

[中人]

go-between
mediator
intermediary

lùrén

路人

[路人]

passer-by
stranger

Dòngrén

峒人

[峒人]

variant of 侗人 ( Dòngrén)

guòrén

过人

[過人]

to surpass others; outstanding
(basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent

rénshēng

人生

[人生]

life (one's time on earth)

shīrén

诗人

[詩人]

bard
poet

wārén

蛙人

[蛙人]

frogman

mírén

迷人

[迷人]

fascinating
enchanting
charming
tempting

rénshù

人数

[人數]

number of people

zhérén

哲人

[哲人]

wise man

lǐrén

里人

[里人]

person from the same village, town or province
peasant (derog.)
(of a school of thought etc) follower

bìngrén

病人

[病人]

sick person
patient
invalid
CL:個／个 (gè)

màrén

骂人

[罵人]

to swear or curse (at people)
to scold or yell at someone

réntǐ

人体

[人體]

human body

rénhǎi

人海

[人海]

a multitude
a sea of people

zuòrén

作人

[作人]

to conduct oneself
same as 做人

jīnrén

今人

[今人]

modern people

rénzào

人造

[人造]

man-made
artificial
synthetic

zuìrén

罪人

[罪人]

sinner

nèirén

内人

[內人]

my wife (humble)

wàngrén

妄人

[妄人]

presumptuous and ignorant person

huànrén

换人

[換人]

to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc)
substitution

nánrén

男人

[男人]

a man
a male
men
CL:個／个 (gè)

néngrén

能人

[能人]

capable person
Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid

réncháo

人潮

[人潮]

a tide of people

jiārén

佳人

[佳人]

beautiful woman

réndīng

人丁

[人丁]

number of people in a family
population
(old) adult males
male servants

rénzǐ

人子

[人子]

son of man

xíngrén

行人

[行人]

pedestrian
traveler on foot
passer-by
official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor

Gǎngrén

港人

[港人]

Hong Kong person or people

gōngrén

工人

[工人]

worker
CL:個／个 (gè),名 (míng)

zhēngrén

征人

[征人]

traveler (on a long journey)
participant in an expedition
garrison soldier
new recruit

rénmen

人们

[人們]

people

yǒurén

友人

[友人]

friend

qìrén

气人

[氣人]

to anger
to annoy

rénxíng

人形

[人形]

human form
human-shaped; humanoid

rénqíng

人情

[人情]

human emotions
social relationship; friendship
favor; a good turn

rénliú

人流

[人流]

stream of people
abortion
abbr. for 人工流產／人工流产 (réngōngliúchǎn)

àiren

爱人

[愛人]

spouse (PRC)
lover (non-PRC)
CL:個／个 (gè)

shìrén

适人

[適人]

(said of a woman) to marry (old)

yǎrén

雅人

[雅人]

poetic individual
person of refined temperament

rénjū

人居

[人居]

human habitat

yárén

牙人

[牙人]

(old) middleman
broker

fánrén

凡人

[凡人]

ordinary person
mortal
earthling

zhèngrén

正人

[正人]

upstanding person
upright person

zǎirén

宰人

[宰人]

to overcharge
to rip sb off

jiāorén

鲛人

[鮫人]

fish-like person in Chinese folklore whose tears turn into pearls

rénzī

人资

[人資]

abbr. of 人力資源／人力资源 (rénlìzīyuán)

rénmài

人脉

[人脈]

contacts; connections; network

jiānrén

奸人

[奸人]

crafty scoundrel
villain

yùrén

玉人

[玉人]

a jade worker
a jade statuette
a beautiful person
(term of endearment)

bènrén

笨人

[笨人]

fool
stupid person

zuòrén

做人

[做人]

to conduct oneself
to behave with integrity

rénkǒu

人口

[人口]

population
people

chóurén

仇人

[仇人]

foe
one's personal enemy

kuòrén

阔人

[闊人]

rich person
the rich

shāngrén

伤人

[傷人]

to injure sb

gōngrén

宫人

[宮人]

imperial concubine or palace maid
imperial secretary (old)

liànrén

恋人

[戀人]

lover
sweetheart

zhèngrén

证人

[證人]

witness

rénlèi

人类

[人類]

humanity
human race
mankind

dānrén

单人

[單人]

one person
single (room, bed etc)

pángrén

旁人

[旁人]

other people
bystanders
onlookers
outsiders

jūrén

居人

[居人]

inhabitant

huàirén

坏人

[壞人]

bad person
villain

kèrén

客人

[客人]

visitor
guest
customer
client
CL:位 (wèi)

yírén

怡人

[怡人]

delightful

shúrén

熟人

[熟人]

acquaintance
friend

qióngrén

穷人

[窮人]

poor people
the poor

yuánrén

猿人

[猿人]

apeman

kēngrén

坑人

[坑人]

to cheat sb

dòurén

逗人

[逗人]

amusing
funny
entertaining

liáorén

撩人

[撩人]

to attract
to titillate

xiànrén

线人

[線人]

spy
informer

shànrén

善人

[善人]

philanthropist
charitable person
well-doer

lóngrén

聋人

[聾人]

deaf person
hearing-impaired person

hàirén

骇人

[駭人]

terrifying
shocking
dreadful

rénchēng

人称

[人稱]

person (first person, second person etc in grammar)
called
known as

xǐrén

喜人

[喜人]

pleasing; gratifying

réndào

人道

[人道]

human sympathy
humanitarianism
humane
the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)
sexual intercourse

rénruì

人瑞

[人瑞]

very old person
venerable old person

gèrén

个人

[個人]

individual
personal
oneself

nüren

女人

[女人]

wife

zhǐrén

纸人

[紙人]

human figure made of paper or papier-mâché

rénwǔ

人武

[人武]

armed forces

rénmǎ

人马

[人馬]

men and horses
troops
group of people
troop
staff
centaur

réncóng

人从

[人從]

retinue
hangers-on

xiánrén

闲人

[閒人]

idle person; idler
person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place

rénjiā

人家

[人家]

household
dwelling
family
sb else's house
household business
house of woman's husband-to-be
CL:戶／户 (hù),家 (jiā)

tǔrén

土人

[土人]

native
aborigine
clay figure

yěrén

野人

[野人]

a savage
uncivilized person
(old) commoner

tóngrén

瞳人

[瞳人]

pupil (of the eye)

rénlóng

人龙

[人龍]

a queue of people

huórén

活人

[活人]

living person

dírén

敌人

[敵人]

enemy
CL:個／个 (gè)

chéngrén

成人

[成人]

to reach adulthood
an adult

rénjūn

人均

[人均]

per capita

lǎnrén

懒人

[懶人]

lazy person

xuànrén

眩人

[眩人]

wizard
magician

lèirén

泪人

[淚人]

person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears

piànrén

骗人

[騙人]

to cheat sb
a scam

gāorén

高人

[高人]

very able person

Lóngrén

龙人

[龍人]

Dragon Man, the nickname of the individual whose fossilized cranium was discovered in Heilongjiang in 1933, thought to be a Denisovan 丹尼索瓦人 ( Dānnísuǒwǎrén) or a new species of extinct human, Homo longi

rénzú

人族

[人族]

Hominini

rénshǒu

人手

[人手]

manpower
staff
human hand

human rights

rényuán

人员

[人員]

staff
crew
personnel
CL:個／个 (gè)

manpower
labor power

yìrén

艺人

[藝人]

performing artist
actor

xiánrén

贤人

[賢人]

great person of the past
venerable forebear
the great and the good

sòngrén

送人

[送人]

to give away
to accompany
to see sb off

hàirén

害人

[害人]

to harm sb
to inflict suffering
to victimize
pernicious

jiànrén

贱人

[賤人]

slut
cheap person

dàirén

待人

[待人]

to treat people (politely, harshly etc)

sīrén

私人

[私人]

private
personal
interpersonal
sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
a member of one's clique

mángrén

盲人

[盲人]

blind person

zhuānrén

专人

[專人]

specialist
person appointed for specific task

gōurén

勾人

[勾人]

sexy
seductive

rényuán

人猿

[人猿]

anthropoid ape

lièrén

猎人

[獵人]

hunter

yúrén

渔人

[漁人]

fisherman

wánrén

完人

[完人]

perfect person

Húrén

湖人

[湖人]

Los Angeles Lakers
abbr. for 洛杉磯湖人／洛杉矶湖人 ( Luòshānjī Húrén)

chǔnrén

蠢人

[蠢人]

fool
imbecile

liángrén

良人

[良人]

husband (arch.)

hǔrén

唬人

[唬人]

to scare people
to bluff
to deceive

rénjīng

人精

[人精]

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)

Dànrén

蜑人

[蜑人]

see 蜑家 ( Dànjiā)

rénhuán

人寰

[人寰]

world
earthly world

cháorén

潮人

[潮人]

trendsetter

rènrén

认人

[認人]

to recognize people (of babies)
to be able to tell people apart

rúrén

孺人

[孺人]

(old) wife
mother

yìrén

异人

[異人]

eccentric
unusual person
talented individual

jiērén

接人

[接人]

to meet a person

Tiěrén

铁人

[鐵人]

Ironman

kěrén

可人

[可人]

pleasant
agreeable
a person after one's heart (charming person)
a gifted person

jùrén

巨人

[巨人]

giant

chángrén

常人

[常人]

ordinary person

diǎorén

鸟人

[鳥人]

(vulgar) damned wretch
fucker
also pr. (niǎorén)

wōrén

倭人

[倭人]

dwarf
(old) (derog.) Japanese person

yuǎnrén

远人

[遠人]

an estranged person
sb who is alienated
people far from home

qírén

奇人

[奇人]

an eccentric
odd person
person of extraordinary talent

húrén

胡人

[胡人]

ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times
foreigner
barbarian

túrén

途人

[途人]

passer-by
stranger

niánrén

黏人

[黏人]

(of a child) clingy
(of a pet) fond of interacting with people
friendly

nírén

泥人

[泥人]

clay figurine

Chāorén

超人

[超人]

Superman, comic book superhero

Rìrén

日人

[日人]

Japanese person; the Japanese

rényuán

人缘

[人緣]

relations with other people

yóurén

游人

[遊人]

a tourist

shuāngrén

双人

[雙人]

two-person
double
pair
tandem

yuánrén

原人

[原人]

prehistoric man
primitive man

yǒurén

有人

[有人]

someone
people
anyone
there is someone there
occupied (as in restroom)

rénmíng

人名

[人名]

personal name

qīnrén

亲人

[親人]

one's close relatives

měirén

每人

[每人]

each person
everybody
per person

wěirén

伟人

[偉人]

great person

zhòngrén

众人

[眾人]

everyone

chāorén

超人

[超人]

superhuman
exceptional

rénwù

人物

[人物]

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

jīngrén

惊人

[驚人]

astonishing

rénshī

人师

[人師]

mentor; role model

rénmìng

人命

[人命]

human life
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

Lǔrén

鲁人

[魯人]

person from Shandong
often refers to Confucius
stupid person

língrén

伶人

[伶人]

(old) actor; actress

dòngrén

动人

[動人]

touching
moving

ménrén

门人

[門人]

disciple
follower
hanger-on (at an aristocrat's home)

chánrén

馋人

[饞人]

to make one's mouth water
appetizing
greedy person
glutton

diūrén

丢人

[丟人]

to lose face

réngé

人格

[人格]

personality
integrity
dignity

chuánrén

传人

[傳人]

to teach
to impart
a disciple
descendant

Rénhuáng

人皇

[人皇]

Human Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇 (sānhuáng)

xiānrén

先人

[先人]

ancestor; forefather
sb's late father

rénxiàng

人相

[人相]

physiognomy

réngōng

人工

[人工]

artificial
manpower
manual work

yōngrén

庸人

[庸人]

mediocre person

rénxuǎn

人选

[人選]

choice of person
candidate

qiǎorén

巧人

[巧人]

Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)

Zàngrén

藏人

[藏人]

Tibetan (person)

yángrén

洋人

[洋人]

foreigner
Westerner

lǎorén

老人

[老人]

old man or woman
the elderly
one's aged parents or grandparents

tǎorén

讨人

[討人]

(old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute

zǒurén

走人

[走人]

(coll.) to leave; to beat it

gēnrén

跟人

[跟人]

to marry (of woman)

xiǎorén

小人

[小人]

person of low social status (old)
I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
nasty person
vile character

rěrén

惹人

[惹人]

to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc)
to offend
to attract (attention)

rénshì

人势

[人勢]

(human) penis (TCM)

xiàrén

吓人

[嚇人]

to scare
scary
frightening

xiāngrén

乡人

[鄉人]

villager
fellow villager

zhǔrén

主人

[主人]

master
host
owner
CL:個／个 (gè)

dàren

大人

[大人]

adult
grownup
title of respect toward superiors

rénfū

人夫

[人夫]

married man; husband (as a social role)

guàirén

怪人

[怪人]

strange person
eccentric

shārén

杀人

[殺人]

homicide
to murder
to kill (a person)

zhàngrén

丈人

[丈人]

wife's father (father-in-law)
old man

rénbǎo

人保

[人保]

personal guarantee
to sign as guarantor

àorén

傲人

[傲人]

worthy of pride
impressive
enviable

rénrén

人人

[人人]

everyone
every person

chīrén

吃人

[吃人]

exploitative
oppressive

hòurén

后人

[後人]

later generation

tóngrén

桐人

[桐人]

puppet burial object
wooden effigy buried to put a curse on sb

làngrén

浪人

[浪人]

vagrant
unemployed person
rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)

yòngrén

用人

[用人]

servant
to employ sb for a job
to manage people
to be in need of staff

rénhuò

人祸

[人禍]

man-made disaster

shènrén

瘆人

[瘮人]

scary

fùrén

妇人

[婦人]

married woman

èrén

恶人

[惡人]

evil person; vile creature; villain
(archaic) ugly person

yìrén

义人

[義人]

righteous man

lìngrén

令人

[令人]

to cause one (to do sth)
to make one (angry, delighted etc)

rénkuàng

人矿

[人礦]

(neologism c. 2023) (slang) the Chinese people, seen as a resource that is exploited for its value to the nation

zhèngrén

诤人

[諍人]

dwarf in legends

rénxiàng

人像

[人像]

likeness of a person (sketch, photo, sculpture etc)

jìnrén

近人

[近人]

contemporary
modern person
close friend
associate
intimate

tiānrén

天人

[天人]

Man and Heaven
celestial being

zàirén

载人

[載人]

to carry a passenger
(of spaceships etc) manned
also pr. (zǎirén)

nóngrén

农人

[農人]

farmer

tōngrén

通人

[通人]

learned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship

wànrén

万人

[萬人]

ten thousand people
all the people
everyman

ǒurén

偶人

[偶人]

idol (i.e. statue for worship)

rénshì

人士

[人士]

person
figure
public figure

xiānrén

仙人

[仙人]

Daoist immortal
celestial being

léirén

雷人

[雷人]

(Internet slang) shocking
appalling
terrifying
terrific

rénxīn

人心

[人心]

popular feeling
the will of the people

rényì

人意

[人意]

people's expectations

rénzhā

人渣

[人渣]

dregs of society
scum

rénfàn

人犯

[人犯]

criminal
culprit
suspect (old)

rénzhì

人质

[人質]

hostage

guórén

国人

[國人]

compatriots (literary)
fellow countrymen

rénr

人儿

[人兒]

figurine

rénqī

人妻

[人妻]

married woman; wife (as a social role)

zhìrén

至人

[至人]

fully realized human being; sage; saint

línrén

邻人

[鄰人]

neighbor

fēirén

非人

[非人]

inhuman
(literary) not the right person

rényān

人烟

[人煙]

sign of human habitation

jūnrén

军人

[軍人]

serviceman
soldier
military personnel

píngrén

平人

[平人]

ordinary person
common people

shuāirén

衰人

[衰人]

loser
jerk

yúrén

愚人

[愚人]

stupid person
ignoramus

bàorén

报人

[報人]

newsman
journalist (archaic)

fǎrén

法人

[法人]

legal person
corporation
see also 自然人 (zìránrén)

shèrén

舍人

[舍人]

ancient office title
rich and important person

rénzhèng

人证

[人證]

witness testimony

bīrén

逼人

[逼人]

pressing
threatening

yǔrén

雨人

[雨人]

Rain Man

bǎorén

保人

[保人]

guarantor; person paying bail

míngrén

名人

[名人]

personage
celebrity

xuěrén

雪人

[雪人]

snowman
yeti

rénxìng

人性

[人性]

human nature
humanity
human
the totality of human attributes

rénchén

人臣

[人臣]

an official (in former times)

shènrén

渗人

[滲人]

horrifying; creepy

rénzhōng

人中

[人中]

philtrum
infranasal depression
the "human center" acupuncture point

tóngrén

同人

[同人]

people from the same workplace or profession
co-worker
colleague
pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc

rénqiáng

人墙

[人牆]

human barricade; (soccer) defensive wall

wénrén

闻人

[聞人]

famous person

gèrén

各人

[各人]

each one; everyone

rénqiú

人球

[人球]

person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents)
(esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment

shǎnrén

闪人

[閃人]

(coll.) to beat it
to take French leave

shìrén

士人

[士人]

scholar

wéirén

为人

[為人]

to conduct oneself
behavior; conduct; personal character

guǎrén

寡人

[寡人]

I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)

jiàrén

嫁人

[嫁人]

(of a woman) to get married; to take a husband

yòurén

诱人

[誘人]

attractive; alluring; captivating

zhōurén

赒人

[賙人]

to help the needy
to bestow alms
charity

rénwén

人文

[人文]

humanities
human affairs
culture

rényǐng

人影

[人影]

the shadow of a human figure
a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)

jǔrén

举人

[舉人]

graduate
successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination

rénpǐn

人品

[人品]

character; moral strength; integrity
(coll.) looks; appearance; bearing

fèirén

废人

[廢人]

handicapped person
useless person

sùrén

素人

[素人]

untrained, inexperienced person
layman
amateur

rénshé

人蛇

[人蛇]

illegal immigrant

nǎorén

恼人

[惱人]

annoying
irksome
to irritate

měirén

美人

[美人]

beauty
belle

qiúrén

求人

[求人]

to ask for help
to ask a favor
to recruit talented people

círén

词人

[詞人]

writer of 詞／词 (cí) (a kind of Classical Chinese poem)
person of literary talent

hēirén

黑人

[黑人]

black person
an illegal

dǎirén

歹人

[歹人]

bad person
evildoer
robber

érén

讹人

[訛人]

to blackmail
to extort

qiángrén

强人

[強人]

(politics) strongman
(in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person
(old) robber

xuérén

学人

[學人]

scholar
learned person

sǐrén

死人

[死人]

dead person
(coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen

pàngrén

胖人

[胖人]

overweight person
fatty

zuìrén

醉人

[醉人]

intoxicating
fascinating

yāorén

妖人

[妖人]

magician
sorcerer

zúrén

族人

[族人]

clansman
clan members
relatives
ethnic minority

rén'ǒu

人偶

[人偶]

puppet
figure

réncóng

人丛

[人叢]

crowd of people

zhīqíngrén

知情人

[知情人]

person in the know
insider
informed source

gèrénsài

个人赛

[個人賽]

individual competition
individual race

Qínrénjié

擒人节

[擒人節]

(jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day

kāichērén

开车人

[開車人]

driver
person driving a vehicle

shírénsú

食人俗

[食人俗]

cannibalism

dǎgōngrén

打工人

[打工人]

worker

jīqìrén

机器人

[機器人]

robot; android

diànzǐrén

电子人

[電子人]

cyborg

yǎngfēngrén

养蜂人

[養蜂人]

beekeeper
apiculturist

wànréndí

万人敌

[萬人敵]

a match for ten thousand enemies

rénshìbù

人事部

[人事部]

personnel office
human resources (HR)

réntóushú

人头熟

[人頭熟]

to know a lot of people

jiēbàngrén

接棒人

[接棒人]

successor

lǎofùrén

老妇人

[老婦人]

old lady

Zhōngguórén

中国人

[中國人]

Chinese person

zhènghūnrén

证婚人

[證婚人]

wedding witness

lèirényuán

类人猿

[類人猿]

hominid

rénxīnguǒ

人心果

[人心果]

sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree

yuètīngrén

阅听人

[閱聽人]

(Tw) audience

Wéijīngrén

维京人

[維京人]

Viking

Eguórén

俄国人

[俄國人]

Russian (person)

jiànzhèngrén

见证人

[見證人]

eyewitness (to an incident)
witness (to a legal transaction)

jīngjìrén

经济人

[經濟人]

Homo economicus

xuéjūrén

穴居人

[穴居人]

cave man

jièkuǎnrén

借款人

[借款人]

the borrower

lóngyǎrén

聋哑人

[聾啞人]

person who is deaf and nonverbal

bǎozhèngrén

保证人

[保證人]

guarantor
bailor

cánjírén

残疾人

[殘疾人]

disabled person

biànhùrén

辩护人

[辯護人]

defender
defending counsel

yǒuxīnrén

有心人

[有心人]

resolute person
person with aspirations
people who feel
people who use their heads

Zhōu Zuòrén

周作人

[周作人]

Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn), academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution

shārénjīng

杀人鲸

[殺人鯨]

killer whale (Orcinus orca)

jiāndūrén

监督人

[監督人]

superintendent

zhuānghǎorén

装好人

[裝好人]

to pretend to be nice

shírényú

食人鱼

[食人魚]

piranha

rènrénr

认人儿

[認人兒]

erhua variant of 認人／认人 (rènrén)

dàikuǎnrén

贷款人

[貸款人]

the lender

míngrénlù

名人录

[名人錄]

record of famous men
anthology of biographies

nürénqì

女人气

[女人氣]

womanly temperament
femininity
effeminate (of male)
cowardly
sissy

xíngrénjìng

行人径

[行人徑]

footway

chéngrénxiàng

成人向

[成人向]

suitable for adults

lùrénjiǎ

路人甲

[路人甲]

ordinary person A; generic person; some random person

Dádárén

鞑靼人

[韃靼人]

Tatar (person)

shārén'àn

杀人案

[殺人案]

murder case
homicide case

Réntóumǎ

人头马

[人頭馬]

Rémy Martin cognac

dàilùrén

带路人

[帶路人]

a guide
fig. instructor

bàngerén

半个人

[半個人]

(not) a single person
(no) one

zìjiārén

自家人

[自家人]

sb with whom one is on familiar terms
sb from the same place (same house, same town etc)
one of us

lànhǎorén

滥好人

[濫好人]

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

cèhuàrén

策划人

[策劃人]

sponsor
plotter
schemer

réntóushuì

人头税

[人頭稅]

poll tax

xiǎoniánrén

小年人

[小年人]

younger old person
young retiree

nàshuìrén

纳税人

[納稅人]

taxpayer

chéngzūrén

承租人

[承租人]

leaser
tenant

měiréntuǐ

美人腿

[美人腿]

(Tw) (coll.) edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰 (gū), aka water bamboo

rénquánfǎ

人权法

[人權法]

Human Rights law (Hong Kong)

lǎorényuàn

老人院

[老人院]

nursing home
old people's home

xiétiáorén

协调人

[協調人]

coordinator

liánxìrén

联系人

[聯繫人]

contact (person)

réngōnghú

人工湖

[人工湖]

artificial lake

shénmerén

什么人

[什麼人]

who?
what (kind of) person?

xiūxíngrén

修行人

[修行人]

person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism)

zhìpiànrén

制片人

[製片人]

moviemaker
filmmaker
producer

lìngréntàn

令人叹

[令人嘆]

to astonish

réngōngfèi

人工费

[人工費]

labor cost

liàngyǎnrén

亮眼人

[亮眼人]

(term used by the blind) sighted person; person with eyesight
perceptive person; observant person

chīdòurén

吃豆人

[吃豆人]

Pac-Man (computer game)

Mǎyǎrén

玛雅人

[瑪雅人]

Maya peoples

gèzhōngrén

个中人

[個中人]

a person in the know

zhíxíngrén

执行人

[執行人]

executioner (hangman)
business executor

shēnqǐngrén

申请人

[申請人]

applicant

báixiàngrén

白相人

[白相人]

(dialect) rogue
hoodlum

dàocǎorén

稻草人

[稻草人]

scarecrow

měirénjì

美人计

[美人計]

honey trap
sexual entrapment
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

wàixīngrén

外星人

[外星人]

space alien; extraterrestrial

dàilǐrén

代理人

[代理人]

agent

chéngxiāorén

承销人

[承銷人]

sales agent
salesman
consignee
underwriter

bùqiúrén

不求人

[不求人]

backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)

dāngshìrén

当事人

[當事人]

persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)

jīngshǒurén

经手人

[經手人]

the person in charge
agent
broker

Sàmǐrén

萨米人

[薩米人]

the Sami people, indigenous people in northern Scandinavia

rénfànzi

人贩子

[人販子]

human trafficker

guòlùrén

过路人

[過路人]

a passer-by

bàolùrén

报录人

[報錄人]

bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)

yǒuqiánrén

有钱人

[有錢人]

rich person
the rich

Měiguórén

美国人

[美國人]

American
American person
American people
CL:個／个 (gè)

chéngràngrén

承让人

[承讓人]

grantee (law)

tàikōngrén

太空人

[太空人]

astronaut

jiǎrénxiàng

假人像

[假人像]

an effigy

zhàojírén

召集人

[召集人]

convener

Běijīngrén

北京人

[北京人]

Beijing resident
Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店 ( Zhōukǒudiàn), Beijing

wàichángrén

外场人

[外場人]

sophisticated, worldly person
man of the world

shíkòngrén

实控人

[實控人]

(corporations law) actual controller

Zhīzhūrén

蜘蛛人

[蜘蛛人]

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

shuāngrénfáng

双人房

[雙人房]

double room

shuāngrénwǔ

双人舞

[雙人舞]

dance for two
pas de deux

héxǔrén

何许人

[何許人]

(literary) what kind of person

zǒngrénkǒu

总人口

[總人口]

total population

tóuzīrén

投资人

[投資人]

investor

liènǎorén

裂脑人

[裂腦人]

commissurotomy

héhuǒrén

合伙人

[合伙人]

partner
associate

xīyángrén

西洋人

[西洋人]

Westerner

xiāngrénzǐ

乡人子

[鄉人子]

young fellow countryman
young person from the same village

rénxìnghuà

人性化

[人性化]

(of a system or product etc) adapted to human needs
people-oriented
user-friendly

wāngxīngrén

汪星人

[汪星人]

dog (Internet slang)

Qíngrénjié

情人节

[情人節]

Valentine's Day

bùréndào

不人道

[不人道]

inhuman

jiēbānrén

接班人

[接班人]

successor

zérènrén

责任人

[責任人]

responsible person
coordinator

zhuāngjiarén

庄稼人

[莊稼人]

(coll.) farmer

mòlùrén

陌路人

[陌路人]

stranger

shírénshā

食人鲨

[食人鯊]

man-eating shark
same as 大白鯊／大白鲨 (dàbáishā), great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

xiānréntiào

仙人跳

[仙人跳]

confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman

jiānchárén

监察人

[監察人]

supervisor
monitor
watchdog

cángjìngrén

藏镜人

[藏鏡人]

man behind the mirror
puppet master
string puller

héhuǒrén

合夥人

[合夥人]

variant of 合伙人 (héhuǒrén)

pàofúrén

泡芙人

[泡芙人]

(coll.) skinny fat person (person who is MONW: metabolically obese normal weight)

chíyǒurén

持有人

[持有人]

holder

lànhǎorén

烂好人

[爛好人]

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

fǎnrénlèi

反人类

[反人類]

inhuman

ǎihēirén

矮黑人

[矮黑人]

black dwarf (pejorative term for non-Han people)

xùnmǎrén

驯马人

[馴馬人]

horse trainer

rénzìtuō

人字拖

[人字拖]

flip-flops (abbr. for 人字拖鞋 (rénzìtuōxié))

gōngjùrén

工具人

[工具人]

(neologism c. 2010) (slang) a person used by sb as a means to an end

jiānhùrén

监护人

[監護人]

guardian

réngéhuà

人格化

[人格化]

to personalize
anthropomorphism

kānménrén

看门人

[看門人]

janitor
watchman

réngōngdǎo

人工岛

[人工島]

artificial island

rénlèixué

人类学

[人類學]

anthropology

běnshěngrén

本省人

[本省人]

people of this province
(in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants

Suìrénshì

燧人氏

[燧人氏]

Suirenshi, legendary inventor of fire

zhíwùrén

植物人

[植物人]

person in a vegetative state
human vegetable

lǎoniánrén

老年人

[老年人]

old people; the elderly

rénwéitǔ

人为土

[人為土]

anthrosol (soil taxonomy)

dúshūrén

读书人

[讀書人]

scholar
intellectual

shuāngrénjiān

双人间

[雙人間]

double room (hotel)

chuīshàorén

吹哨人

[吹哨人]

whistleblower

lǎohǎorén

老好人

[老好人]

one who tries never to offend anybody

lǎorénjiā

老人家

[老人家]

polite term for old woman or man

Guǎngdōngrén

广东人

[廣東人]

Cantonese (people)

qiānxiànrén

牵线人

[牽線人]

sb who pulls strings to get things done
wirepuller
go-between
matchmaker

niánqīngrén

年轻人

[年輕人]

young people
youngster

cèzhǎnrén

策展人

[策展人]

curator

měirénjiān

美人尖

[美人尖]

widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)

rénzìxíng

人字形

[人字形]

V-shape; chevron; herringbone

Hābǐrén

哈比人

[哈比人]

Hobbit
see also 霍比特人 ( Huòbǐtèrén)

shǐqiánrén

史前人

[史前人]

prehistoric man

wàiláirén

外来人

[外來人]

foreigner

shōujiànrén

收件人

[收件人]

recipient (of mail)
To: (email header)

xiānrénzhǎng

仙人掌

[仙人掌]

cactus

pǔtōngrén

普通人

[普通人]

ordinary person
private citizen
people
the person in the street

zhùcèrén

注册人

[注冊人]

registrant

Gōngréndǎng

工人党

[工人黨]

Workers' Party (Singapore opposition party)

Hèlǎorén

鹤佬人

[鶴佬人]

Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan

cānxuǎnrén

参选人

[參選人]

election participant
candidate

Yīngguórén

英国人

[英國人]

British person; British people

rénqíngwèi

人情味

[人情味]

human warmth
friendliness
human touch

wěituōrén

委托人

[委托人]

(law) client
trustor

xiāngxiàrén

乡下人

[鄉下人]

country folk
rustic
rural folk

Tángrén Jiē

唐人街

[唐人街]

Chinatown
CL:條／条 (tiáo),座 (zuò)

lǐngdǎorén

领导人

[領導人]

leader

pōjiànrén

泼贱人

[潑賤人]

slut
tramp (old)

Qín Yuèrén

秦越人

[秦越人]

Qin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills

shòuyìrén

受益人

[受益人]

beneficiary

Máolìrén

毛利人

[毛利人]

Maori, indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand

nüzhǔrén

女主人

[女主人]

hostess
mistress

Zhōu Shùrén

周树人

[周樹人]

Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

Sìrénbāng

四人帮

[四人幫]

Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青 ( Jiāng Qīng), Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋／张春桥 ( Zhāng Chūnqiáo), Yao Wenyuan 姚文元 ( Yáo Wényuán), Wang Hongwen 王洪文 ( Wáng Hóngwén), who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution

chuàngbànrén

创办人

[創辦人]

founder (of an institution etc)

dàiyánrén

代言人

[代言人]

spokesperson

dànánrén

大男人

[大男人]

very masculine guy
a real man
(used ironically) a grown man

rúfūren

如夫人

[如夫人]

(old) concubine

zhèngrénxí

证人席

[證人席]

witness stand or box

zhōngjiānrén

中间人

[中間人]

intermediary
mediator

zhǔréngōng

主人公

[主人公]

hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist

Xīzàngrén

西藏人

[西藏人]

Tibetan (person)

Oūzhōurén

欧洲人

[歐洲人]

European (person)

bèihàirén

被害人

[被害人]

victim

bǎohùrén

保护人

[保護人]

guardian
carer
patron

jíxìngrén

急性人

[急性人]

impetuous person
excitable person

dānrénchuáng

单人床

[單人床]

single bed
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

yuánshǐrén

原始人

[原始人]

primitive man; prehistoric human

rénwénxué

人文学

[人文學]

humanities

quānnèirén

圈内人

[圈內人]

insider

rénshēnquán

人身权

[人身權]

one's personal rights

yìzhōngrén

意中人

[意中人]

sweetheart
one's true love
the person of one's thoughts

fāmíngrén

发明人

[發明人]

inventor

Chǔ Rénhuò

褚人获

[褚人獲]

Chu Renhuo (1635-1682), author of historical novel Dramatized History of Sui and Tang 隋唐演義／隋唐演义 ( Suí Táng Yǎnyì)

wàibāngrén

外邦人

[外邦人]

gentile

Xiānggǎngrén

香港人

[香港人]

Hong Kong person or people

rénláifēng

人来疯

[人來瘋]

to get hyped up in front of an audience
(of children) to play up in front of guests

chéngrénlǐ

成人礼

[成人禮]

coming of age ceremony

shòutuōrén

受托人

[受託人]

(law) trustee

miànrénr

面人儿

[麵人兒]

dough figurine

tǎorényàn

讨人厌

[討人厭]

horrid

Fǎguórén

法国人

[法國人]

Frenchman
French person

èrréntái

二人台

[二人臺]

genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia

shèxiánrén

涉嫌人

[涉嫌人]

(criminal) suspect

shòubǎorén

受保人

[受保人]

the insured person
the person covered by an insurance policy

rénmínbì

人民币

[人民幣]

Renminbi (RMB)
Chinese Yuan (CNY)

bàoliàorén

报料人

[報料人]

informant; news source

shuāngrénchuáng

双人床

[雙人床]

double bed

rénmǎbì

人马臂

[人馬臂]

Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)

Rìběnrén

日本人

[日本人]

Japanese person or people

chíkǎrén

持卡人

[持卡人]

cardholder

shòuhàirén

受害人

[受害人]

victim

Cháoxiǎnrén

朝鲜人

[朝鮮人]

North Korean (person)

yǒurénqíng

有人情

[有人情]

humane

rénkǒushù

人口数

[人口數]

population

nánrénpó

男人婆

[男人婆]

tomboy

gōngsùrén

公诉人

[公訴人]

district attorney
public prosecutor
procurator

shārénfàn

杀人犯

[殺人犯]

murderer
homicide

rénqíngzhài

人情债

[人情債]

debt of gratitude

ruìdiǎnrén

瑞典人

[瑞典人]

Swede

Yìndùrén

印度人

[印度人]

Indian (person)
CL:個／个 (gè)
Indian people

lǎnrénbāo

懒人包

[懶人包]

(Tw) (neologism c. 2007) information presented in easily assimilable form (digest, summary, infographic etc)

bànrénmǎ

半人马

[半人馬]

centaur (mythology)

chuánhuàrén

传话人

[傳話人]

messenger
communicator
relay

plaintiff

jiàshǐrén

驾驶人

[駕駛人]

(car, van) driver

dānrénjiān

单人间

[單人間]

single room (hotel)

rěrényàn

惹人厌

[惹人厭]

annoying
disgusting

yǒuqíngrén

有情人

[有情人]

lovers

fǔdǎorén

辅导人

[輔導人]

tutor

tàifūrén

太夫人

[太夫人]

(old) dowager
old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)

xiǎorénshū

小人书

[小人書]

children's picture story book
CL:本 (běn)

rénzàogé

人造革

[人造革]

artificial leather

xuǎnjǔrén

选举人

[選舉人]

voter
elector

rénzàosī

人造丝

[人造絲]

rayon

wúrénjī

无人机

[無人機]

drone; unmanned aerial vehicle

Měnggǔrén

蒙古人

[蒙古人]

Mongol

Zǔlǔrén

祖鲁人

[祖魯人]

Zulu people

Lǐ Jiérén

李劼人

[李劼人]

Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist

Niǔyuērén

纽约人

[紐約人]

New Yorker

dàmángrén

大忙人

[大忙人]

busy bee
very busy person

Shuānglìrén

双立人

[雙立人]

J. A. Henckels (brand)

zhēnrénbǎn

真人版

[真人版]

real-life version (of some imaginary character)

liètóurén

猎头人

[獵頭人]

head-hunter
headhunter
recruiter

Hánguórén

韩国人

[韓國人]

Korean (person)

guòláirén

过来人

[過來人]

an experienced person
sb who has "been around (the block)"
sb who has personally experienced it

Yúrénjié

愚人节

[愚人節]

April Fools' Day

mùmǎrén

牧马人

[牧馬人]

herdsman (of horses)
wrangler

xiàndàirén

现代人

[現代人]

modern man
Homo sapiens

zhǔchírén

主持人

[主持人]

TV or radio presenter
host
anchor

zhàiwùrén

债务人

[債務人]

debtor

rénxíngdào

人行道

[人行道]

sidewalk

zìjǐrén

自己人

[自己人]

those on our side
ourselves
one's own people
one of us

gǔrénlèi

古人类

[古人類]

ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis

běnguórén

本国人

[本國人]

natives of one's own country

miāoxīngrén

喵星人

[喵星人]

cat (Internet slang)

zhěnbiānrén

枕边人

[枕邊人]

the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse

tónglíngrén

同龄人

[同齡人]

peer
one's contemporary
person of the same age

fābàorén

发报人

[發報人]

sender (of a message)

fāxíngrén

发行人

[發行人]

publisher
issuer

rénkǒuxué

人口学

[人口學]

demography

měigerén

每个人

[每個人]

everybody
everyone

yìxiāngrén

异乡人

[異鄉人]

stranger

měirénjiāo

美人蕉

[美人蕉]

canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)

yījiārén

一家人

[一家人]

the whole family
members of the same family (lit. or fig.)

Mǎláirén

马来人

[馬來人]

Malay person or people

bèibǎorén

被保人

[被保人]

insured person
insurance policyholder

xiǎolürén

小绿人

[小綠人]

little green men from Mars

fēirénhuà

非人化

[非人化]

dehumanization

Wú Jiǎnrén

吴趼人

[吳趼人]

Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀／二十年目睹之怪现状

Jiékèrén

捷克人

[捷克人]

Czech person

fāqǐrén

发起人

[發起人]

proposer
initiator
founding member

guìfùrén

贵妇人

[貴婦人]

dame

rénjiānr

人尖儿

[人尖兒]

outstanding individual
person of great ability

méirénwèi

没人味

[沒人味]

to be lacking in human character

kànniǎorén

看鸟人

[看鳥人]

a bird-watcher

Huízúrén

回族人

[回族人]

Hui person
member of Hui ethnic group living across China

diànjīrén

奠基人

[奠基人]

founder
pioneer

yīgèrén

一个人

[一個人]

by oneself (without assistance)
alone (without company)

fāyánrén

发言人

[發言人]

spokesperson

Fēizhōurén

非洲人

[非洲人]

African (person)

wàidìrén

外地人

[外地人]

stranger
outsider

shòuxíngrén

受刑人

[受刑人]

person being executed
victim of corporal punishment
person serving a sentence

rénchuánrén

人传人

[人傳人]

transmitted person-to-person

rénxiàngxué

人相学

[人相學]

physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)

wúrénbù

无人不

[無人不]

no man is not...

Jiān Zhírén

菅直人

[菅直人]

KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2010-2011

Luómǔrén

罗姆人

[羅姆人]

Romani, an ethnic group of Europe

hàirénchóng

害人虫

[害人蟲]

pest
evildoer

rényuánr

人缘儿

[人緣兒]

erhua variant of 人緣／人缘 (rényuán)

shārénkuáng

杀人狂

[殺人狂]

homicidal maniac

Tiānlóngrén

天龙人

[天龍人]

(slang) (Tw) person from Taipei 臺北／台北 ( Táiběi)

yībānrén

一般人

[一般人]

average person

dàměirén

大美人

[大美人]

gorgeous-looking woman

chéngniánrén

成年人

[成年人]

adult person

Mó'ěrrén

摩尔人

[摩爾人]

a Moor

wàixiāngrén

外乡人

[外鄉人]

a stranger
out-of-towner

chūrénmìng

出人命

[出人命]

fatal
resulting in sb's death

tàozhōngrén

套中人

[套中人]

a conservative

Déguórén

德国人

[德國人]

German person or people

fēngrényuàn

疯人院

[瘋人院]

insane asylum; mental hospital

zhǔrénwēng

主人翁

[主人翁]

master (of the house)
main character in a novel etc
hero or heroine

réngōnghé

人工河

[人工河]

canal
man-made waterway

Xīfāngrén

西方人

[西方人]

Westerner
Occidental

tǔzhùrén

土著人

[土著人]

indigenous person
aboriginal

júzhōngrén

局中人

[局中人]

participant
protagonist
a player (in this affair)

tóubǎorén

投保人

[投保人]

policy holder
insured person

Cǎizhūrén

采珠人

[採珠人]

The Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 ( Bìcái)

chuàngshǐrén

创始人

[創始人]

creator; founder; initiator

hǎoxīnrén

好心人

[好心人]

kindhearted person
good Samaritan

běndìrén

本地人

[本地人]

native person (of a country)

nürénjia

女人家

[女人家]

women (in general)

xiányírén

嫌疑人

[嫌疑人]

a suspect

Luòkèrén

洛克人

[洛克人]

Rockman or Mega Man (video game series)

Huǒxīngrén

火星人

[火星人]

Martian

rénshìchù

人事处

[人事處]

human resources department

zhílìrén

直立人

[直立人]

Homo erectus

zìránrén

自然人

[自然人]

natural person (law)
see also 法人 (fǎrén)

Héluòrén

河洛人

[河洛人]

Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan

tǎorénxián

讨人嫌

[討人嫌]

unpleasant
disagreeable

shōubàorén

收报人

[收報人]

recipient (of mail or a message)

chéngbāorén

承包人

[承包人]

contractor

měirényú

美人鱼

[美人魚]

mermaid

jiǎshànrén

假善人

[假善人]

false compassion
bogus charity

shègōngrén

社工人

[社工人]

social worker

gōngzhèngrén

公证人

[公證人]

notary
actuary

Zhàojiārén

赵家人

[趙家人]

(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)

Kǒngshèngrén

孔圣人

[孔聖人]

the Sage Confucius

yěmánrén

野蛮人

[野蠻人]

barbarian

xīnshàngrén

心上人

[心上人]

sweetheart
one's beloved

guǎnlǐrén

管理人

[管理人]

supervisor
manager
administrator

chuànglìrén

创立人

[創立人]

founder

zhēnrénxiù

真人秀

[真人秀]

(TV) reality show

tónglùrén

同路人

[同路人]

fellow traveler
comrade

zhuàngǎorén

撰稿人

[撰稿人]

author (of a manuscript)

bùliángrén

不良人

[不良人]

(Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers

hàirénjīng

害人精

[害人精]

goblin that kills or harms people
fig. wicked scoundrel
terrible pest

jìchéngrén

继承人

[繼承人]

heir
successor

lǎozhàngren

老丈人

[老丈人]

(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)

rén'ǒuxì

人偶戏

[人偶戲]

puppet show

shírénmó

食人魔

[食人魔]

ogre

fājiànrén

发件人

[發件人]

(mail or email) sender

chūpǐnrén

出品人

[出品人]

producer (film)

dàitóurén

带头人

[帶頭人]

leader

shūzhàngrén

叔丈人

[叔丈人]

wife's uncle

Rénmínwǎng

人民网

[人民網]

online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報／人民日报 ( Rénmín Rìbào)

bǔqínrén

捕禽人

[捕禽人]

bird-catcher
fowler

yǒuxiērén

有些人

[有些人]

some people

Shuìměirén

睡美人

[睡美人]

Sleeping Beauty

biānyuánrén

边缘人

[邊緣人]

marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)
marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)

chéngyùnrén

承运人

[承運人]

carrier (of goods etc)

zhàiquánrén

债权人

[債權人]

creditor

shuāngrénhuá

双人滑

[雙人滑]

pair skating

jìjiànrén

寄件人

[寄件人]

sender

rénxíngqū

人行区

[人行區]

pedestrian precinct

Rénshèbù

人社部

[人社部]

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (PRC)
abbr. for 人力資源和社會保障部／人力资源和社会保障部

qīngniánrén

青年人

[青年人]

young person
the young

Lǔguórén

鲁国人

[魯國人]

person from Shandong
often refers to Confucius

sānrénxíng

三人行

[三人行]

(slang) threesome

hòuxuǎnrén

候选人

[候選人]

candidate
CL:名 (míng)

shěngǎorén

审稿人

[審稿人]

reviewer (of a paper)

Rénrén Wǎng

人人网

[人人網]

Renren (Chinese social networking website)

Yìn Oūrén

印欧人

[印歐人]

Indo-European (person)

nánrénjia

男人家

[男人家]

a man (rather than a woman)

rénmíndǎng

人民党

[人民黨]

People's party (of various countries)

wàiguórén

外国人

[外國人]

foreigner

zuòrénqíng

做人情

[做人情]

to do a favor to sb

xiāngjiāorén

香蕉人

[香蕉人]

banana person (yellow outside, white inside)
mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans
Westernized person of Asian appearance

jièzhàirén

借债人

[借債人]

debtor
borrower

kèlóngrén

克隆人

[克隆人]

clone human

shǒuménrén

守门人

[守門人]

gatekeeper

Rénzìdòng

人字洞

[人字洞]

Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌 ( Fánchāng), Anhui

xiǎorénwù

小人物

[小人物]

nonentity
a nobody

xiǎonürén

小女人

[小女人]

dainty and delicate girl
concubine

rénshìjiān

人世间

[人世間]

the secular world

xiānrénqiú

仙人球

[仙人球]

ball cactus

qíngrénguǒ

情人果

[情人果]

(Tw) pickled mangoes (burong mangga)

zuòrénjiā

做人家

[做人家]

thrifty
economical

xiǎorénjīng

小人精

[小人精]

exceptionally bright kid
child prodigy

xiāngpèirén

相配人

[相配人]

match (couple)
persons well suited for each other

Nuòmànrén

诺曼人

[諾曼人]

Normans (people)

wúrénqū

无人区

[無人區]

uninhabited region

Gētèrén

哥特人

[哥特人]

Goth (e.g. Ostrogoth or Visigoth)

zhīzhūrén

蜘蛛人

[蜘蛛人]

(coll.) high-rise window washer

mùyángrén

牧羊人

[牧羊人]

shepherd

shōuróngrén

收容人

[收容人]

inmate

mòshēngrén

陌生人

[陌生人]

stranger

Ruìshìrén

瑞士人

[瑞士人]

Swiss (person)

rénlìchē

人力车

[人力車]

rickshaw

wèiwángrén

未亡人

[未亡人]

a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times)

nüqiángrén

女强人

[女強人]

successful career woman
able woman

chūjiārén

出家人

[出家人]

monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)

réngéshén

人格神

[人格神]

personal god

méirénzhù

没人住

[沒人住]

unoccupied

Kèjiārén

客家人

[客家人]

Hakka people

Zàngzúrén

藏族人

[藏族人]

Tibetan (person)

qīnhàirén

侵害人

[侵害人]

perpetrator

zhérénshí

哲人石

[哲人石]

philosopher's stone

tí'ànrén

提案人

[提案人]

proposer

míngyǎnrén

明眼人

[明眼人]

perspicacious person
sb with a discerning eye
sighted person (as opposed to blind)

jīngjìrén

经纪人

[經紀人]

broker
middleman
agent
manager

nàgèrén

那个人

[那個人]

lit. that person
fig. the person you have been looking for
Mr Right
the girl of one's dreams

bèigàorén

被告人

[被告人]

defendant (in legal case)

wùqiúrén

勿求人

[勿求人]

see 不求人 (bùqiúrén)

èrrénzhuàn

二人转

[二人轉]

genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China

Rénmǎzuò

人马座

[人馬座]

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

xiùzhēnrén

袖珍人

[袖珍人]

little person
midget
dwarf

fùzérén

负责人

[負責人]

person in charge

shōuhuòrén

收货人

[收貨人]

consignee

zhìbìngjiùrén

治病救人

[治病救人]

to treat the disease to save the patient
to criticize a person in order to help him

fǎnmiànrénwù

反面人物

[反面人物]

negative character
bad guy (in a story)

dì'èrgerén

第二个人

[第二個人]

the second person
(fig.) someone else
third party

bèishàngsùrén

被上诉人

[被上訴人]

appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)

bùwéirénzhī

不为人知

[不為人知]

not known to anyone
secret
unknown

quántǐrényuán

全体人员

[全體人員]

crew

rénwǔrénliù

人五人六

[人五人六]

(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior

rényánkěwèi

人言可畏

[人言可畏]

gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)

zhèngzhìrénwù

政治人物

[政治人物]

political figure
politician
statesman

guīhuàrényuán

规划人员

[規劃人員]

planner

círénmòkè

词人墨客

[詞人墨客]

(idiom) writer; wordsmith

sǐwángrénshù

死亡人数

[死亡人數]

number of people killed
death toll

Shèngdàn Lǎorén

圣诞老人

[聖誕老人]

Father Christmas; Santa Claus

yírénkǒushí

贻人口实

[貽人口實]

to make oneself an object of ridicule

Hāsàkèrén

哈萨克人

[哈薩克人]

Kazakh person
Kazakh people

bǎiyǎnjùrén

百眼巨人

[百眼巨人]

hundred-eyed monster

tiānréngǎnyìng

天人感应

[天人感應]

interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)

Shéirényuèduì

谁人乐队

[誰人樂隊]

The Who (1960s UK rock band)

zhǔguǎnrényuán

主管人员

[主管人員]

executive

rénjījièmiàn

人机界面

[人機界面]

user interface

rénshéjítuán

人蛇集团

[人蛇集團]

human smuggling syndicate
snakehead gang

rènrénwéiqīn

任人唯亲

[任人唯親]

(idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)

chūréntóudì

出人头地

[出人頭地]

to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
to excel

qīxúnlǎorén

七旬老人

[七旬老人]

septuagenarian

bèizhíxíngrén

被执行人

[被執行人]

(law) person required to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement (e.g. to pay compensation to sb)

rénzàoyǔyán

人造语言

[人造語言]

artificial language
constructed language
conlang

chéngbàilùnrén

成败论人

[成敗論人]

to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)

rénjǐjiāzú

人给家足

[人給家足]

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

shārénwèisuì

杀人未遂

[殺人未遂]

attempted murder

Luànshì Jiārén

乱世佳人

[亂世佳人]

Gone with the Wind (film)

rénrénjūnzǐ

仁人君子

[仁人君子]

people of good will (idiom); charitable person

zhōnglǎoniánrén

中老年人

[中老年人]

middle-aged and elderly people

Rénmín Guǎngchǎng

人民广场

[人民廣場]

People's Square, Shanghai

shuāngrénbāojiā

双人包夹

[雙人包夾]

double team (sports)

lìngréngǔwǔ

令人鼓舞

[令人鼓舞]

encouraging
heartening

zhīrénshànrèn

知人善任

[知人善任]

(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places

tiānrénhéyī

天人合一

[天人合一]

oneness of heaven and humanity
the theory that man is an integral part of nature

rénkǒufànyùn

人口贩运

[人口販運]

trafficking in persons
human trafficking

rénshēn'ānquán

人身安全

[人身安全]

personal safety

rénrényìshì

仁人义士

[仁人義士]

those with lofty ideals (idiom)
men of vision

míngcóngzhǔrén

名从主人

[名從主人]

(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use
to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首爾／首尔 ( Shǒu'ěr) rather than 漢城／汉城 ( Hànchéng))

zhèngrénjūnzi

正人君子

[正人君子]

upright gentleman
man of honor

shějǐwèirén

舍己为人

[捨己為人]

to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
altruism

rénchēngdàicí

人称代词

[人稱代詞]

personal pronoun

zhuānyèrénshì

专业人士

[專業人士]

a professional

shārényuèhuò

杀人越货

[殺人越貨]

to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money

rénshòubǎoxiǎn

人寿保险

[人壽保險]

life insurance

rénmíndàibiǎo

人民代表

[人民代表]

deputy to the People's Congress

bùxùrényán

不恤人言

[不恤人言]

not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say

wénrénxiāngqīng

文人相轻

[文人相輕]

scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)

rénkǒuhónglì

人口红利

[人口紅利]

(economics) demographic dividend

rénduōshìzhòng

人多势众

[人多勢眾]

many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
There is safety in numbers.

rénzhèngwùzhèng

人证物证

[人證物證]

human testimony and material evidence

Xībānyárén

西班牙人

[西班牙人]

Spaniard
Spanish person

qìshìlíngrén

气势凌人

[氣勢凌人]

arrogant and overbearing

wēizhòngbìngrén

危重病人

[危重病人]

critically ill patient

wùrénzǐdì

误人子弟

[誤人子弟]

(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress
(of media) to propagate errors
to lead people astray

jīchárényuán

稽查人员

[稽查人員]

inspector

yǐnrénzhùmù

引人注目

[引人注目]

to attract attention
eye-catching
conspicuous

réndìngshèngtiān

人定胜天

[人定勝天]

man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

yùrénchuīxiāo

玉人吹箫

[玉人吹簫]

virtuoso piper wins a beauty
the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史／萧史 ( Xiāo Shǐ) won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 ( Qín Mùgōng)

zìqīqīrén

自欺欺人

[自欺欺人]

to deceive others and to deceive oneself
to believe one's own lies

rénshìbùmén

人事部门

[人事部門]

personnel office

dàibiǎorénwù

代表人物

[代表人物]

representative individual (of a school of thought)

rénshēngzhāolù

人生朝露

[人生朝露]

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Alābórén

阿拉伯人

[阿拉伯人]

Arab
Arabian
Arabian people

rénmínqǐyì

人民起义

[人民起義]

popular uprising

guānhuànrénjiā

官宦人家

[官宦人家]

family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)

rénmíngōngshè

人民公社

[人民公社]

people's commune

jiàhuòyúrén

嫁祸于人

[嫁禍於人]

to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
to pass the buck

zhèngyìmórén

正义魔人

[正義魔人]

(Tw) sanctimonious person
self-appointed moral arbiter

èrrénshìjiè

二人世界

[二人世界]

world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple)
romantic couple's world

lìngrénbùkuài

令人不快

[令人不快]

unpleasant
objectionable

Wūkèlánrén

乌克兰人

[烏克蘭人]

Ukrainian (person)

qiánwúgǔrén

前无古人

[前無古人]

(idiom) unprecedented
unheard of

rénshòuniánfēng

人寿年丰

[人壽年豐]

long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
prosperity

dānrénshāfā

单人沙发

[單人沙發]

(upholstered) armchair

Fēilìshìrén

非利士人

[非利士人]

the Philistines, who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BC

hàiréntīngwén

骇人听闻

[駭人聽聞]

shocking
horrifying
atrocious
terrible

tiáoyánrényuán

调研人员

[調研人員]

research workers
survey and research workers

rénshēnshìgù

人身事故

[人身事故]

accident causing injury or death

yǔrénwéishàn

与人为善

[與人為善]

to be of service to others
to help others
benevolent

jìrénlíxià

寄人篱下

[寄人籬下]

to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

sānwúrényuán

三无人员

[三無人員]

person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income

zhérénqíwěi

哲人其萎

[哲人其萎]

a wise man has passed away (idiom)

hǎorénhǎoshì

好人好事

[好人好事]

admirable people and exemplary deeds

liúdòngrénkǒu

流动人口

[流動人口]

transient population
floating population

wúrénwènjīn

无人问津

[無人問津]

to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)

gēngshēnrénjìng

更深人静

[更深人靜]

deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)

yōngrényōngfú

庸人庸福

[庸人庸福]

fools have good fortune (idiom)

shìruòlùrén

视若路人

[視若路人]

to view as strangers

láodòngrénmín

劳动人民

[勞動人民]

working people
the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past

Zhōnglóuguàirén

钟楼怪人

[鐘樓怪人]

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果／维克多·雨果 ( Wéikèduō· Yǔguǒ)

huābiānrénwù

花边人物

[花邊人物]

smooth talker
fast talker
slick and sociable person
person in the news

réngōngchuīqì

人工吹气

[人工吹氣]

oral inflation

Rénjiān Xǐjù

人间喜剧

[人間喜劇]

La Comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克／巴尔扎克 ( Bā'ěrzhākè)

rénzàoxiānwéi

人造纤维

[人造纖維]

man-made fiber

rényǒusānjí

人有三急

[人有三急]

(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature

qiānnùyúrén

迁怒于人

[遷怒於人]

to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)

Xià'ěrbārén

夏尔巴人

[夏爾巴人]

Sherpa

qìnrénxīnpí

沁人心脾

[沁人心脾]

to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)
to gladden the heart
to refresh the mind

kējìrényuán

科技人员

[科技人員]

scientific and technical staff

guǐpà'èrén

鬼怕恶人

[鬼怕惡人]

lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)

Sāhālārén

撒哈拉人

[撒哈拉人]

Sahrawi (person)

yùmóushārén

预谋杀人

[預謀殺人]

premeditated murder

dānrénpǐmǎ

单人匹马

[單人匹馬]

single-handedly (idiom)

chūrényìbiǎo

出人意表

[出人意表]

to exceed all expectations
to come as a surprise

cóngyèrényuán

从业人员

[從業人員]

employee
person employed in a trade or profession

yǐběnrénmíng

以本人名

[以本人名]

under one's own name
named after oneself

réntǐjiěpōu

人体解剖

[人體解剖]

human anatomy

rényúnyìyún

人云亦云

[人云亦云]

to say what everyone says (idiom)
to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
to follow the herd

zhǔbǎoshèngrén

主保圣人

[主保聖人]

patron saint

yǔrénkǒushí

予人口实

[予人口實]

to give cause for gossip

sǐrénbùguǎn

死人不管

[死人不管]

(coll.) to wash one's hands of a matter

gèréndiànnǎo

个人电脑

[個人電腦]

personal computer
PC

qiāngǔzuìrén

千古罪人

[千古罪人]

sb condemned by history (idiom)

rénzàohuángyóu

人造黄油

[人造黃油]

margarine

gōngwùrényuán

公务人员

[公務人員]

government functionary

rénjiānbùchāi

人艰不拆

[人艱不拆]

life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)

wúrénbùzhī

无人不知

[無人不知]

known to everybody

gèjièrénshì

各界人士

[各界人士]

all walks of life

fànmàirénkǒu

贩卖人口

[販賣人口]

trafficking in human beings

tuōrénxiàshuǐ

拖人下水

[拖人下水]

lit. to pull sb into the water
fig. to involve sb in a messy business
to get sb into trouble

huódòngrénshì

活动人士

[活動人士]

activist

rénxīnhuánghuáng

人心惶惶

[人心惶惶]

(idiom) everyone is anxious
(of a group of people) to feel anxious

réncáiliǎngshī

人财两失

[人財兩失]

see 人財兩空／人财两空 (réncáiliǎngkōng)

rénzāngjùhuò

人赃俱获

[人贓俱獲]

(of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods
to be caught red-handed

Aì'ěrlánrén

爱尔兰人

[愛爾蘭人]

Irish person

gōngjuéfūrén

公爵夫人

[公爵夫人]

duchess

zhīmíngrénshì

知名人士

[知名人士]

public figure
celebrity

Sākèxùnrén

撒克逊人

[撒克遜人]

Saxon (people)

kāifārényuán

开发人员

[開發人員]

developer

rénshēngshèngshuāi

人生盛衰

[人生盛衰]

life has its ups and downs (idiom)

chīrénshuōmèng

痴人说梦

[痴人說夢]

lunatic ravings; nonsense

xīnxīnrénlèi

新新人类

[新新人類]

new generation of youths (generation X, Y etc)

duōduōbīrén

咄咄逼人

[咄咄逼人]

overbearing
forceful
aggressive
menacing
imperious

lìngrénfàzhǐ

令人发指

[令人髮指]

(idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing

Tǔkùmànrén

土库曼人

[土庫曼人]

Turkmen (person)

xiàlǐbārén

下里巴人

[下里巴人]

folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國／楚国 ( Chǔguó)
popular art forms (contrasted with 陽春白雪／阳春白雪 (yángchūnbáixuě), highbrow art forms)

qù Táirényuán

去台人员

[去臺人員]

those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949

yǐnrénrùshèng

引人入胜

[引人入勝]

to enchant
fascinating

Mòxīgērén

墨西哥人

[墨西哥人]

Mexican

shànjiěrényì

善解人意

[善解人意]

to be good at understanding others (idiom)

shūrénjūnzi

淑人君子

[淑人君子]

virtuous gentleman (idiom)

Rénmín Yínháng

人民银行

[人民銀行]

People's Bank of China

kànrénxíngshì

看人行事

[看人行事]

to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)

rénzhōnglóngfèng

人中龙凤

[人中龍鳳]

a giant among men (idiom)

Kēpǔtèrén

科普特人

[科普特人]

the Copts, major ethnoreligious group of Egyptian Christians

réngémèilì

人格魅力

[人格魅力]

personal charm
charisma

jìnrénjiēzhī

尽人皆知

[盡人皆知]

known by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name

fǎnrénlèizuì

反人类罪

[反人類罪]

crimes against humanity

měirénpīzi

美人坯子

[美人坯子]

a beauty in the bud

kòurénxīnxián

扣人心弦

[扣人心弦]

to excite
to thrill
exciting
thrilling
cliff-hanging

rénshéiwúguò

人谁无过

[人誰無過]

Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)

rénzàonǎiyóu

人造奶油

[人造奶油]

margarine

yīnrén'éryì

因人而异

[因人而異]

varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

zhìzhàngrénshì

智障人士

[智障人士]

person with learning difficulties (handicap)
retarded person

yōngrénlǐngbān

佣人领班

[傭人領班]

butler

rénjìnkěfū

人尽可夫

[人盡可夫]

(idiom) (of a woman) promiscuous; loose

sīrényàoshi

私人钥匙

[私人鑰匙]

private key (in encryption)

rénmínlìyì

人民利益

[人民利益]

interests of the people

zhìshìrénrén

志士仁人

[志士仁人]

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

gǎnwéirénxiān

敢为人先

[敢為人先]

to dare to be first
to pioneer (idiom)

hǎiwài Huárén

海外华人

[海外華人]

overseas Chinese

rénqínjùwáng

人琴俱亡

[人琴俱亡]

person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
death of a close friend

dòngrénxīnpò

动人心魄

[動人心魄]

(idiom) breathtaking
deeply affecting

jiànbudérén

见不得人

[見不得人]

shameful

rénwēiyánqīng

人微言轻

[人微言輕]

(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little

fēidǎngrénshì

非党人士

[非黨人士]

non-party member

zhàngshìqīrén

仗势欺人

[仗勢欺人]

to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
to kick people around

Rénmín Rìbào

人民日报

[人民日報]

People's Daily (PRC newspaper)

tiānzāirénhuò

天灾人祸

[天災人禍]

natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)

réngōngzhìhuì

人工智慧

[人工智慧]

artificial intelligence (Tw)

lóngdechuánrén

龙的传人

[龍的傳人]

Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)

rénròusōusuǒ

人肉搜索

[人肉搜索]

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)

Eluósīrén

俄罗斯人

[俄羅斯人]

Russian (person)

línghúnrénwù

灵魂人物

[靈魂人物]

key figure
the linchpin of sth

réntǐqìguān

人体器官

[人體器官]

human organ

xiānjìngèrén

先进个人

[先進個人]

(official accolade) advanced individual; exemplary individual

yǎnrén'ěrmù

掩人耳目

[掩人耳目]

to fool people (idiom)
to pull the wool over people's eyes

fǎdìngrénshù

法定人数

[法定人數]

quorum

miǎowúrényān

渺无人烟

[渺無人煙]

remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted
God-forsaken

fārénshēnxǐng

发人深省

[發人深省]

to provide food for thought (idiom)
thought-provoking

Jūlǐ Fūren

居礼夫人

[居禮夫人]

Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)

bùrénhòuchén

步人后尘

[步人後塵]

to follow in other people's footsteps

xiǎnwéirénzhī

鲜为人知

[鮮為人知]

rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown
secret to all but a few

Dùshāfūren

杜莎夫人

[杜莎夫人]

Madame Tussaud (1761-1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in London

Měiguórénmín

美国人民

[美國人民]

the American people

yāomǎirénxīn

邀买人心

[邀買人心]

to buy popular support
to court favor

rénmínzhènxiàn

人民阵线

[人民陣線]

popular front

rènrénwéixián

任人唯贤

[任人唯賢]

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

méirénwèir

没人味儿

[沒人味兒]

erhua variant of 沒人味／没人味 (méirénwèi)

chūrényìliào

出人意料

[出人意料]

unexpected (idiom)
surprising

mièjuérénxìng

灭绝人性

[滅絕人性]

to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial

chéngrénzhīwēi

乘人之危

[乘人之危]

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

Yìndì'ānrén

印第安人

[印第安人]

American Indians

tǎorénxǐhuan

讨人喜欢

[討人喜歡]

to attract people's affection
charming
delightful

Mǎ'ěrtārén

马尔他人

[馬爾他人]

Maltese (person)

rénwénshèkē

人文社科

[人文社科]

(abbr.) humanities and social sciences

mùrénshíxīn

木人石心

[木人石心]

lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
fig. heartless

rénkǒupǔchá

人口普查

[人口普查]

census

Tǔhuǒluórén

吐火罗人

[吐火羅人]

Tokharian people of central Asia

rénmínbìyuán

人民币元

[人民幣元]

renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit

bàngrénménhù

傍人门户

[傍人門戶]

to be dependent upon sb

líkāirénshì

离开人世

[離開人世]

to die
to leave this world

gèrénzhǔyì

个人主义

[個人主義]

individualism

pángruòwúrén

旁若无人

[旁若無人]

to act as though there were nobody else present
unselfconscious
fig. without regard for others

dòurénfāxiào

逗人发笑

[逗人發笑]

to make people laugh

réngōnghūxī

人工呼吸

[人工呼吸]

artificial respiration (medicine)

dìzhǎirénchóu

地窄人稠

[地窄人稠]

small and densely populated

rěrénxīnfán

惹人心烦

[惹人心煩]

to annoy people
to be a pain in the neck

rénzàotiāntǐ

人造天体

[人造天體]

artificial satellite

yèshēnrénjìng

夜深人静

[夜深人靜]

in the dead of night (idiom)

Huòbǐtèrén

霍比特人

[霍比特人]

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金／托尔金

rěrénzhùyì

惹人注意

[惹人注意]

to attract attention

rénmínzhèngfǔ

人民政府

[人民政府]

people's government

rénkǒuchóumì

人口稠密

[人口稠密]

populous

rénlèixuéjiā

人类学家

[人類學家]

anthropologist

gèrénchóngbài

个人崇拜

[個人崇拜]

personality cult

zhuānménrényuán

专门人员

[專門人員]

specialist
specialized staff

rénshēngōngjī

人身攻击

[人身攻擊]

personal attack

jīqìrénxué

机器人学

[機器人學]

robotics

mùnèlǎorén

木讷老人

[木訥老人]

ungraduated ruler
straight edge

rénmínfǎyuàn

人民法院

[人民法院]

people's court (of law)
people's tribunal

rénwénjǐngguān

人文景观

[人文景觀]

place of cultural interest

jīxiègōngrén

机械工人

[機械工人]

mechanic

Qǐrényōutiān

杞人忧天

[杞人憂天]

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

lìngrénqīnpèi

令人钦佩

[令人欽佩]

admirable

mángrénménqiú

盲人门球

[盲人門球]

goalball (Paralympic sport)

pànruòliǎngrén

判若两人

[判若兩人]

to be a different person
not to be one's usual self

Gōngrén Rìbào

工人日报

[工人日報]

Workers' Daily, Chinese newspaper founded in 1949

Luóxìngyǎrén

罗兴亚人

[羅興亞人]

Rohingya (predominantly Muslim ethnic group primarily residing in Rakhine State, Myanmar)

fèirénsīsuǒ

费人思索

[費人思索]

to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)

réngōng'ěrwō

人工耳蜗

[人工耳蝸]

cochlear implant

Jīngjìxuérén

经济学人

[經濟學人]

The Economist (magazine)

Fǎlìsàirén

法利赛人

[法利賽人]

Pharisee

Měiguójūnrén

美国军人

[美國軍人]

American serviceman
US soldier

rénmiànshòuxīn

人面兽心

[人面獸心]

lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom)
fig. mild in appearance but malicious in nature

rénrénzhìshì

仁人志士

[仁人志士]

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

dǎngwàirénshì

党外人士

[黨外人士]

non-party members

shuàishòushírén

率兽食人

[率獸食人]

lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people

shuǐguǎngōngrén

水管工人

[水管工人]

plumber

rénxīnnáncè

人心难测

[人心難測]

hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)

rénrényǒuzé

人人有责

[人人有責]

it is everyone's duty

lǔrénlèshú

掳人勒赎

[擄人勒贖]

to kidnap for ransom

rénzǒucháliáng

人走茶凉

[人走茶涼]

lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him

rénwúwánrén

人无完人

[人無完人]

nobody is perfect
everyone has their defect

zhùrénwéilè

助人为乐

[助人為樂]

pleasure from helping others (idiom)

hàowéirénshī

好为人师

[好為人師]

to like to lecture others (idiom)

shēnrùrénxīn

深入人心

[深入人心]

to enter deeply into people's hearts
to have a real impact on the people (idiom)

chóngxīnzuòrén

重新做人

[重新做人]

to start a new life; to make a fresh start

nàirénxúnwèi

耐人寻味

[耐人尋味]

thought-provoking
worth thinking over
to provide food for thought

juédàijiārén

绝代佳人

[絕代佳人]

beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
prettiest girl ever

bǎo'ānrényuán

保安人员

[保安人員]

security personnel
member of police force

xiǎoniǎoyīrén

小鸟依人

[小鳥依人]

lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
fig. cute and helpless-looking

èrbājiārén

二八佳人

[二八佳人]

16-year-old beauty

dàkuàirénxīn

大快人心

[大快人心]

to the satisfaction of everyone

fāhǎorénkǎ

发好人卡

[發好人卡]

(slang) to reject sb (by labeling them a "nice guy")

Qǐrénzhīyōu

杞人之忧

[杞人之憂]

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

yīhùrényuán

医护人员

[醫護人員]

medical personnel
doctors and nurses

qiǎngrénsuǒnán

强人所难

[強人所難]

to force someone to do something

qiúzhùyúrén

求助于人

[求助於人]

to call upon others for help

chūrényìwài

出人意外

[出人意外]

turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected

gèrénshānghài

个人伤害

[個人傷害]

personal injury

jiāpòrénwáng

家破人亡

[家破人亡]

family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
destitute and homeless

rénqióngzhìduǎn

人穷志短

[人窮志短]

poor and with low expectations
poverty stunts ambition

rénliǎnshíbié

人脸识别

[人臉識別]

(computing) facial recognition
(cognitive pyschology) face perception

rénxīnsuǒxiàng

人心所向

[人心所向]

that which is yearned for by the public

gèrénchǔxù

个人储蓄

[個人儲蓄]

personal savings

gōngrénjiējí

工人阶级

[工人階級]

working class

lǎnrénshāfā

懒人沙发

[懶人沙發]

beanbag

yuèxiàlǎorén

月下老人

[月下老人]

minor divinity concerned with marriage
matchmaker
go-between

Wǎliánggérén

瓦良格人

[瓦良格人]

Varangian (medieval term for Viking)

gāofārénqún

高发人群

[高發人群]

(medicine) high-risk group

shějǐjiùrén

舍己救人

[捨己救人]

to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
altruism

réncáiwàiliú

人才外流

[人才外流]

brain drain

èyánshāngrén

恶言伤人

[惡言傷人]

to insult
to direct bad language at sb
to slag off

tuìwǔjūnrén

退伍军人

[退伍軍人]

veteran

xīshìníngrén

息事宁人

[息事寧人]

to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)

Tǔ'ěrqírén

土耳其人

[土耳其人]

a Turk
Turkish person

wúlùnhérén

无论何人

[無論何人]

whoever

mùzhōngwúrén

目中无人

[目中無人]

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

rénjiànrén'ài

人见人爱

[人見人愛]

loved by all
to have universal appeal

bēitiānmǐnrén

悲天悯人

[悲天憫人]

to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind

rénxīnhuànsàn

人心涣散

[人心渙散]

(of a nation, government etc) demoralized
disunited

àirénrújǐ

爱人如己

[愛人如己]

love others as self

hùgàorénxiǎo

户告人晓

[戶告人曉]

to make known to every household (idiom); to disseminate widely
to shout from the rooftops

yǎowúrényān

杳无人烟

[杳無人煙]

dark and uninhabited (idiom); remote and deserted
God-forsaken

guānchárénshì

观察人士

[觀察人士]

observer

cǎnjuérénhuán

惨绝人寰

[慘絕人寰]

extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality

yǐrénfèiyán

以人废言

[以人廢言]

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

rénjìhǎnzhì

人迹罕至

[人跡罕至]

lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)
fig. off the beaten track
lonely
deserted

yóuyínshīrén

游吟诗人

[遊吟詩人]

troubadour; bard

rénmìngguāntiān

人命关天

[人命關天]

human life is beyond value (idiom)

wénrúqírén

文如其人

[文如其人]

the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)

chǎnyègōngrén

产业工人

[產業工人]

industrial worker

rénlìchēfū

人力车夫

[人力車夫]

rickshaw puller

jiànzhùgōngrén

建筑工人

[建築工人]

construction worker
builder

rěrénzhùmù

惹人注目

[惹人注目]

to attract attention
noticeable

fámùgōngrén

伐木工人

[伐木工人]

lumberjack
tree cutter

gǒuzhàngrénshì

狗仗人势

[狗仗人勢]

a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others

chéngrénbùbèi

乘人不备

[乘人不備]

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
to take sb by surprise

suíxíngrényuán

随行人员

[隨行人員]

entourage
retinue

lìngrénchījīng

令人吃惊

[令人吃驚]

to shock
to amaze

sīshòurényuán

司售人员

[司售人員]

bus crew
driver and conductor

Jūlǐ Fūren

居里夫人

[居里夫人]

see 居禮夫人／居礼夫人 ( Jūlǐ Fūren)

yǎngrénbíxī

仰人鼻息

[仰人鼻息]

to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living

Fēilübīnrén

菲律宾人

[菲律賓人]

Filipino

huìrénbùjuàn

诲人不倦

[誨人不倦]

instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)

bǎisuìlǎorén

百岁老人

[百歲老人]

centenarian

shòurényǐbǐng

授人以柄

[授人以柄]

to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)
to give someone a hold on oneself

yīnrénchéngshì

因人成事

[因人成事]

to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends

Tǎjíkèrén

塔吉克人

[塔吉克人]

Tajik (person)

kuānyǐdàirén

宽以待人

[寬以待人]

to be lenient with others (idiom)

gǔrénlèixué

古人类学

[古人類學]

paleoanthropology

Nuòmàndǐrén

诺曼底人

[諾曼底人]

Norman (people)

guìrénduōwàng

贵人多忘

[貴人多忘]

an eminent person has short memory (idiom)

jīngrénzhījǔ

惊人之举

[驚人之舉]

to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)

rénwèixiāngyí

人位相宜

[人位相宜]

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

rénkǒudiàochá

人口调查

[人口調查]

census

jiājǐrénzú

家给人足

[家給人足]

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

cáishíguòrén

才识过人

[才識過人]

an outstanding talent (idiom)
surpassing insight and acumen

Pútáoyárén

葡萄牙人

[葡萄牙人]

Portuguese (person)

féngrénbiànjiǎng

逢人便讲

[逢人便講]

to tell anybody one happens to meet

rénliúshǒushù

人流手术

[人流手術]

an abortion
abbr. of 人工流產手術／人工流产手术

Quánguó Rén Dà

全国人大

[全國人大]

abbr. for 全國人大會議／全国人大会议 ( Quánguó Rén Dàhuìyì), National People's Congress (NPC)

èrhàorénwù

二号人物

[二號人物]

second best person
second-rate person

chènrénzhīwēi

趁人之危

[趁人之危]

to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

rénkùnmǎfá

人困马乏

[人困馬乏]

riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
worn out
exhausted
spent
fatigued

shōulǒngrénxīn

收拢人心

[收攏人心]

to win people's hearts

yóurénrúzhī

游人如织

[遊人如織]

crowded with visitors; packed with tourists

diūrénxiànyǎn

丢人现眼

[丟人現眼]

to make an exhibition of oneself
to be a disgrace

zhāorénxǐhuan

招人喜欢

[招人喜歡]

charming
attractive
delightful

rénzìtuōxié

人字拖鞋

[人字拖鞋]

flip-flops
flip-flop sandals
thongs
see also 人字拖 (rénzìtuō)

xiàngshàngréntóu

项上人头

[項上人頭]

head
neck (as in "to save one's neck", i.e. one's life)

fēngyúnrénwù

风云人物

[風雲人物]

the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
influential figure

Zhōngguóréndà

中国人大

[中國人大]

China National People's Congress

rénlìzīyuán

人力资源

[人力資源]

human resources

wèichéngniánrén

未成年人

[未成年人]

minor (i.e. person under 18)

rénzàowèixīng

人造卫星

[人造衛星]

artificial satellite

kēyánrényuán

科研人员

[科研人員]

(scientific) researcher

wànrénzhīdí

万人之敌

[萬人之敵]

a match for ten thousand enemies

réncáiliǎngkōng

人财两空

[人財兩空]

(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially

wúrénbùxiǎo

无人不晓

[無人不曉]

known to everyone

rénwùmiáoxiě

人物描写

[人物描寫]

portrayal

yìyìrénshì

异议人士

[異議人士]

dissident

jiǔxúnlǎorén

九旬老人

[九旬老人]

nonagenarian

réntóushīshēn

人头狮身

[人頭獅身]

sphinx

rénkǒumìjí

人口密集

[人口密集]

densely populated

dìlìrénhé

地利人和

[地利人和]

favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied

rényānxīshǎo

人烟稀少

[人煙稀少]

no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate

nüzhǔréngōng

女主人公

[女主人公]

heroine (of a novel or film)
main female protagonist

rénxīnbùgǔ

人心不古

[人心不古]

(idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times

Jípǔsàirén

吉普赛人

[吉普賽人]

Gypsy

méiyǒurényān

没有人烟

[沒有人煙]

uninhabited

dàirénshòuguò

代人受过

[代人受過]

to take the blame for sb else
to be made a scapegoat

rénjīgōngchéng

人机工程

[人機工程]

ergonomics
man-machine engineering

fǎnréndàozuì

反人道罪

[反人道罪]

a crime against humanity

jìshùrényuán

技术人员

[技術人員]

technical staff

zhèngtōngrénhé

政通人和

[政通人和]

efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people

dīduānrénkǒu

低端人口

[低端人口]

low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled
derogatory-sounding abbr. for 低端產業從業人口／低端产业从业人口

cǎojièrénmìng

草芥人命

[草芥人命]

see 草菅人命 (cǎojiānrénmìng)

jiānghúyìrén

江湖艺人

[江湖藝人]

itinerant entertainer

mínzhǔdǎngrén

民主党人

[民主黨人]

Democrat (Democratic Party member or supporter)

zhèngrénmǎilü

郑人买履

[鄭人買履]

lit. the person from Zheng 鄭／郑 ( Zhèng) who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea

wánrénsàngdé

玩人丧德

[玩人喪德]

to play with others and offend morals
wicked

réngāomǎdà

人高马大

[人高馬大]

tall and strong

huánwèigōngrén

环卫工人

[環衛工人]

sanitation worker

róngyùjūnrén

荣誉军人

[榮譽軍人]

disabled soldier
serviceman wounded in action

rénjiāndìyù

人间地狱

[人間地獄]

hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
fig. having an uncomfortable time

rénmíngōngdí

人民公敌

[人民公敵]

the enemy of the people
the class enemy (Marxism)

dòurénxǐ'ài

逗人喜爱

[逗人喜愛]

cute

xīhuángshàngrén

羲皇上人

[羲皇上人]

lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 ( Fú Xī)
person from ages immemorial
fig. untroubled person

wúrénshòupiào

无人售票

[無人售票]

self-service ticketing
automated ticketing

fùrénzhīrén

妇人之仁

[婦人之仁]

excessive tendency to clemency (idiom)
soft-hearted (pejorative)

Xuǎnjǔréntuán

选举人团

[選舉人團]

Electoral College (of the United States)

yánjiūrényuán

研究人员

[研究人員]

research worker
research personnel

yúrénzhīlì

渔人之利

[漁人之利]

the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute

lùrénjiēzhī

路人皆知

[路人皆知]

understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name

rénmínjǐngchá

人民警察

[人民警察]

civil police
PRC police

Wéiwú'ěrrén

维吾尔人

[維吾爾人]

Uighur person or people

rénqíngshìgù

人情世故

[人情世故]

worldly wisdom
the ways of the world
to know how to get on in the world

lèyúzhùrén

乐于助人

[樂於助人]

willing to help others

chuánqírénwù

传奇人物

[傳奇人物]

legendary person
legend (i.e. person)

shèngqìlíngrén

盛气凌人

[盛氣凌人]

overbearing
arrogant bully

rénzhīchángqíng

人之常情

[人之常情]

human nature (idiom)
a behavior that is only natural

shāngrényínháng

商人银行

[商人銀行]

merchant bank

chāqiángrényì

差强人意

[差強人意]

(idiom) just passable
barely satisfactory

yǎnyìrényuán

演艺人员

[演藝人員]

entertainer
performer

bùdérénxīn

不得人心

[不得人心]

not to enjoy popular support
to be unpopular

shì'ěrrénxiá

室迩人遐

[室邇人遐]

to long for sb far away
to grieve over the dead

rénqùlóukōng

人去楼空

[人去樓空]

lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom)
fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted

yǒurénxiǎngnǐ

有人想你

[有人想你]

Bless you! (after a sneeze)

rénqíngwèir

人情味儿

[人情味兒]

erhua variant of 人情味 (rénqíngwèi)

gǔhuòrénxīn

蛊惑人心

[蠱惑人心]

to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)
to resort to demagogy

rénchēhúnxíng

人车混行

[人車混行]

pedestrian-vehicle mixed use

cóngjǐngjiùrén

从井救人

[從井救人]

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

tóumiànrénwù

头面人物

[頭面人物]

leading figure
bigwig

Pàtíyàrén

帕提亚人

[帕提亞人]

Parthian

rénlèiqǐyuán

人类起源

[人類起源]

origin of mankind

bùxūmànrén

布须曼人

[布須曼人]

bushman (African ethnic group)

cáizǐjiārén

才子佳人

[才子佳人]

lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
fig. pair of ideal lovers

gèrényǐnsī

个人隐私

[個人隱私]

personal privacy
private matters

xiānshēngduórén

先声夺人

[先聲奪人]

to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

réngōngzhìnéng

人工智能

[人工智能]

artificial intelligence (AI)

gǎnrǎnrénshù

感染人数

[感染人數]

number of infected persons

yīmíngjīngrén

一鸣惊人

[一鳴驚人]

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

rényánzézé

人言啧啧

[人言嘖嘖]

everyone comments disapprovingly (idiom)

fárénzhàogù

乏人照顾

[乏人照顧]

(of a person) left unattended
not cared for

rénshānrénhǎi

人山人海

[人山人海]

(idiom) multitude; vast crowd

dēngyōngréncái

登庸人才

[登庸人才]

to employ talent (idiom)

tiěrénsānxiàng

铁人三项

[鐵人三項]

triathlon

fēiyìrénrèn

非异人任

[非異人任]

to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

yèlánrénjìng

夜阑人静

[夜闌人靜]

the still of the night (idiom)
late at night

Xībóláirén

希伯来人

[希伯來人]

Hebrew person
Israelite
Jew

wúrénjiàshǐ

无人驾驶

[無人駕駛]

unmanned
unpiloted

jiàndòngrénzhèng

渐冻人症

[漸凍人症]

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neurone disease (MND)

gāorényīděng

高人一等

[高人一等]

a cut above others
superior

réngōnggàiniàn

人工概念

[人工概念]

artificial concept

wǎngluòhóngrén

网络红人

[網絡紅人]

Internet celebrity

yuánbānrénmǎ

原班人马

[原班人馬]

original cast
former team

bùkěgàorén

不可告人

[不可告人]

to be kept secret; not to be divulged

yǐnrénzhùyì

引人注意

[引人注意]

to attract attention
eye-catching
conspicuous

shārénfànghuǒ

杀人放火

[殺人放火]

to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson

zhēnrénzhēnshì

真人真事

[真人真事]

genuine people and true events

yùnrényùnshì

韵人韵事

[韻人韻事]

a charming man enjoys charming pursuits (idiom)

rénshēngdǐngfèi

人声鼎沸

[人聲鼎沸]

lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
hubbub
brouhaha

juémùgōngrén

掘墓工人

[掘墓工人]

grave digger

kōngwúyīrén

空无一人

[空無一人]

not a soul in sight (idiom)

réncáiliúshī

人才流失

[人才流失]

brain drain
outflow of talent

réndàozhǔyì

人道主义

[人道主義]

humanism
humanitarian (aid)

rénzàoniúyóu

人造牛油

[人造牛油]

margarine

fārénshēnsī

发人深思

[發人深思]

(idiom) thought-provoking
to give one food for thought

hòujìwúrén

后继无人

[後繼無人]

to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

dáguānguìrén

达官贵人

[達官貴人]

high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good

lìshǐrénwù

历史人物

[歷史人物]

historical person

yīwùrényuán

医务人员

[醫務人員]

medical personnel

réndàojiùyuán

人道救援

[人道救援]

humanitarian aid

réncáiliǎngwàng

人财两旺

[人財兩旺]

(idiom) thriving; (of a city) populous and wealthy; (of a family) large and prosperous

réngōngliúchǎn

人工流产

[人工流產]

abortion

rénmúgǒuyàng

人模狗样

[人模狗樣]

(idiom) to pose
to put on airs
Taiwan pr. (rénmógǒuyàng)

rénhǎizhànshù

人海战术

[人海戰術]

(military) human wave attack

fēnxīrénshì

分析人士

[分析人士]

analyst
expert

jièdāoshārén

借刀杀人

[借刀殺人]

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)

gèzúrénmín

各族人民

[各族人民]

people of all ethnic groups; the peoples (of a nation)

jírénzhīnàn

急人之难

[急人之難]

anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)

yǐrénwéiběn

以人为本

[以人為本]

people-oriented

yǐmàoqǔrén

以貌取人

[以貌取人]

to judge sb by appearances (idiom)

Bànrénmǎzuò

半人马座

[半人馬座]

Centaurus (constellation)

shíréntìtuò

拾人涕唾

[拾人涕唾]

to plagiarize (idiom)

súshìqírén

俗世奇人

[俗世奇人]

Extraordinary people in our ordinary world, short stories by novelist Feng Jicai 馮驥才／冯骥才 ( Féng Jìcái)

rénhǎnmǎsī

人喊马嘶

[人喊馬嘶]

lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)
fig. tumultuous
hubbub

shúrén-shúshì

熟人熟事

[熟人熟事]

(idiom) to be familiar with; to have regular dealings with

Rénjiān Fójiào

人间佛教

[人間佛教]

Humanistic Buddhism

rénrúqímíng

人如其名

[人如其名]

(idiom) to live up to one's name; true to one's name

fārénshēnxǐng

发人深醒

[發人深醒]

variant of 發人深省／发人深省 (fārénshēnxǐng)

tànléirényuán

探雷人员

[探雷人員]

mine detector (employee)

Yǐsèlièrén

以色列人

[以色列人]

an Israeli
an Israelite

jīngjìnrénwáng

精尽人亡

[精盡人亡]

to die from excessive ejaculation

juéshìjiārén

绝世佳人

[絕世佳人]

a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)

wànrénkōngxiàng

万人空巷

[萬人空巷]

the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
the whole town turns out

rényánjíjí

人言籍籍

[人言籍籍]

tongues are wagging (idiom)

shìzàirénwéi

事在人为

[事在人為]

the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
With effort, one can achieve anything.

rénlìjiēlóng

人力接龙

[人力接龍]

bucket brigade
human chain

sīfǎrényuán

司法人员

[司法人員]

judicial officer

láowùrényuán

劳务人员

[勞務人員]

contract workers (sent abroad)

báisèrénzhǒng

白色人种

[白色人種]

the white race

féngyīgōngrén

缝衣工人

[縫衣工人]

needleworker

rénrénjiēzhī

人人皆知

[人人皆知]

known to everyone

fēngjiǎnyóurén

丰俭由人

[豐儉由人]

(idiom) fancy or simple according to one's budget

chīrénchīfú

痴人痴福

[痴人痴福]

a fool suffers foolish fortune (idiom)

zhuānyèréncái

专业人才

[專業人才]

expert (in a field)

rénsuǒgòngzhī

人所共知

[人所共知]

something that everybody knows

rénfúyúshì

人浮于事

[人浮於事]

more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

miànwúrénsè

面无人色

[面無人色]

ashen-faced

shùnshuǐrénqíng

顺水人情

[順水人情]

to do sb a favor at little cost

rénmínzhànzhēng

人民战争

[人民戰爭]

people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign

Yìdàlìrén

意大利人

[意大利人]

Italian person

xiānfāzhìrén

先发制人

[先發制人]

(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt

rénmíntuántǐ

人民团体

[人民團體]

people's organization (e.g. labor unions, peasant associations, scholarly associations etc)
mass organization

sādūgāirén

撒都该人

[撒都該人]

Sadducees

gōngzuòrényuán

工作人员

[工作人員]

staff member

jiāréncáizǐ

佳人才子

[佳人才子]

lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
fig. pair of ideal lovers

rénshìguǎnlǐ

人事管理

[人事管理]

personnel management

dìyīfūrén

第一夫人

[第一夫人]

First Lady (wife of US president)

Xiè'ěrbārén

谢尔巴人

[謝爾巴人]

Sherpa

hàirénbùqiǎn

害人不浅

[害人不淺]

to cause a lot of trouble
to inflict much suffering

dǔwùsīrén

睹物思人

[睹物思人]

(idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them

yāomǎirénxīn

要买人心

[要買人心]

variant of 邀買人心／邀买人心 (yāomǎirénxīn)

bùgānhòurén

不甘后人

[不甘後人]

(idiom) not want to be outdone
not content to lag behind

shāngcánrényuán

伤残人员

[傷殘人員]

the injured
wounded personnel

xiānrénzhǎngguǒ

仙人掌果

[仙人掌果]

prickly pear

rénjiédìlíng

人杰地灵

[人傑地靈]

illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

cǎnwúréndào

惨无人道

[慘無人道]

inhuman (idiom)
brutal and unfeeling

bùrúrényì

不如人意

[不如人意]

leaving much to be desired
unsatisfactory
undesirable

wúrénnéngjí

无人能及

[無人能及]

nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival

ràngrénxiànmù

让人羡慕

[讓人羨慕]

enviable
to be admired

kuàizhìrénkǒu

脍炙人口

[膾炙人口]

appealing to the masses
universally appreciated (idiom)

rénjìguānxì

人际关系

[人際關係]

interpersonal relationship

nüjìchéngrén

女继承人

[女繼承人]

inheritress

wàijí Huárén

外籍华人

[外籍華人]

overseas Chinese
persons of Chinese origin having foreign citizenship

Kù'ěrdérén

库尔德人

[庫爾德人]

Kurdish person or people

bàirénwéishī

拜人为师

[拜人為師]

to acknowledge as one's teacher

Běijīngyuánrén

北京猿人

[北京猿人]

Peking ape-man
Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in Zhoukoudian 周口店 ( Zhōukǒudiàn) in 1921

píngyìjìnrén

平易近人

[平易近人]

amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
modest and unassuming
(of writing) plain and simple
easy to understand

yuàntiānyóurén

怨天尤人

[怨天尤人]

(idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others

lìngrénmǎnyì

令人满意

[令人滿意]

satisfying
satisfactory

rènrénzǎigē

任人宰割

[任人宰割]

to get trampled on (idiom)
to be taken advantage of

rénjìnqícái

人尽其材

[人盡其材]

employ one's talent to the fullest
everyone gives of their best
also written 人盡其才／人尽其才

shìlixiǎorén

势利小人

[勢利小人]

snob

huāngwúrényān

荒无人烟

[荒無人煙]

desolate and uninhabited (idiom)

guòshīshārén

过失杀人

[過失殺人]

see 過失致死罪／过失致死罪 (guòshīzhìsǐzuì)

Jíbǔsàirén

吉卜赛人

[吉卜賽人]

Gypsy

zhìxiégōngrén

制鞋工人

[製鞋工人]

shoemaker
cobbler

yǎrénshēnzhì

雅人深致

[雅人深緻]

refined pleasure of poetic minds

shārén-mièkǒu

杀人灭口

[殺人滅口]

(idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth

wǒzhègerén

我这个人

[我這個人]

me personally; the sort of person I am

rénlǎozhūhuáng

人老珠黄

[人老珠黃]

(of a woman) old and faded

réngōngshòujīng

人工授精

[人工授精]

artificial insemination

Kǎi'ěrtèrén

凯尔特人

[凱爾特人]

Celt

bàngrénlíbì

傍人篱壁

[傍人籬壁]

to depend on others

bǎiniánshùrén

百年树人

[百年樹人]

(idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens

Kēxué Guàirén

科学怪人

[科學怪人]

Frankenstein (novel)

yǒusèrénzhǒng

有色人种

[有色人種]

colored races

rénquándòushì

人权斗士

[人權鬥士]

a human rights activist
a fighter for human rights

diàochárényuán

调查人员

[調查人員]

investigator

hánxuèpēnrén

含血喷人

[含血噴人]

to make false accusations against sb (idiom)

jiùhùrényuán

救护人员

[救護人員]

rescue worker

shārénrúmá

杀人如麻

[殺人如麻]

lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
fig. to kill people like flies

bùxǐngrénshì

不省人事

[不省人事]

to lose consciousness
unconscious
in a coma

fēngtǔrénqíng

风土人情

[風土人情]

local conditions and customs (idiom)

rénxínghéngdào

人行横道

[人行橫道]

crosswalk; pedestrian crossing

Rì Rénmínbào

日人民报

[日人民報]

(vulgar) derogatory name (in which 日 (rì) means 肏 (cào)) for the "People's Daily" 人民日報／人民日报 ( Rénmín Rìbào)

lìngrénzhènfèn

令人振奋

[令人振奮]

inspiring
exciting
rousing

réncáiliǎngdé

人财两得

[人財兩得]

(idiom) to succeed in both love and business

dìqínrényuán

地勤人员

[地勤人員]

(airport) ground crew

yǎowúrénjì

杳无人迹

[杳無人跡]

without trace of human presence
uninhabited
deserted

Xīnjiāpōrén

新加坡人

[新加坡人]

Singaporean person
Singaporean

sānrénchénghǔ

三人成虎

[三人成虎]

three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

rénshìbùzhī

人事不知

[人事不知]

to have lost consciousness

Rénquán Guānchá

人权观察

[人權觀察]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization

rénjìnqícái

人尽其才

[人盡其才]

employ one's talent to the fullest
everyone gives of their best

wéiquánrénshì

维权人士

[維權人士]

civil rights activist

rénkǒumìdù

人口密度

[人口密度]

population density

rénmǎnwéihuàn

人满为患

[人滿為患]

packed with people
overcrowded
overpopulation

jíréntiānxiàng

吉人天相

[吉人天相]

see 吉人自有天相 (jírénzìyǒutiānxiàng)

sǒngréntīngwén

耸人听闻

[聳人聽聞]

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

Zhèngrénzhēngnián

郑人争年

[鄭人爭年]

Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
a futile quarrel

xiǎnhèrénwù

显赫人物

[顯赫人物]

a famous person
a luminary

Kuángrén Rìjì

狂人日记

[狂人日記]

Diary of a Madman by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

yòngrénjīngfèi

用人经费

[用人經費]

personnel expenditure (accountancy)

rénshēngrúmèng

人生如梦

[人生如夢]

life is but a dream (idiom)

dìguǎngrénxī

地广人稀

[地廣人稀]

vast, but sparsely populated

rénjìnjiēzhī

人尽皆知

[人盡皆知]

see 盡人皆知／尽人皆知 (jìnrénjiēzhī)

jiārényīděng

加人一等

[加人一等]

a cut above
top quality

rénjiānqīngxǐng

人间清醒

[人間清醒]

(neologism c. 2021) to keep one's senses; not get carried away; not let success go to one's head

zhìtáogōngrén

制陶工人

[製陶工人]

potter

bùgānrénhòu

不甘人后

[不甘人後]

(idiom) not want to be outdone
not content to lag behind

gōngzhòngrénwù

公众人物

[公眾人物]

public figure
famous person

lěngyǔbīngrén

冷语冰人

[冷語冰人]

to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)

gònghédǎngrén

共和党人

[共和黨人]

a Republican party member

réngōngzhàoliàng

人工照亮

[人工照亮]

artificial lighting

bīréntàishèn

逼人太甚

[逼人太甚]

to push sb too far
to go too far (in oppressing people)

gūjiāguǎrén

孤家寡人

[孤家寡人]

one who is cut off from others (idiom)
one who has chosen to follow a solitary path
(can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)

rénjiāntiāntáng

人间天堂

[人間天堂]

heaven on Earth
nickname for the city Suzhou

shírényáhuì

拾人牙慧

[拾人牙慧]

to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
to parrot

fǔyǎngchéngrén

抚养成人

[撫養成人]

to bring up (a child)

Qírénzhīfú

齐人之福

[齊人之福]

lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom)
fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners
the life of a pasha

fùdaorénjia

妇道人家

[婦道人家]

woman (derog.)

zhǐrénzhǐmǎ

纸人纸马

[紙人紙馬]

paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals

tóngdàozhōngrén

同道中人

[同道中人]

kindred spirit

shénzhírényuán

神职人员

[神職人員]

clergy
cleric

Lìtáowǎnrén

立陶宛人

[立陶宛人]

Lithuanian (person)

línghàobìngrén

零号病人

[零號病人]

(epidemiology) patient zero

bùjìnrénqíng

不近人情

[不近人情]

not amenable to reason; unreasonable

sǔnrénlìjǐ

损人利己

[損人利己]

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

mángrénmōxiàng

盲人摸象

[盲人摸象]

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經／大般涅盘经 (dàbān Nièpánjīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees

xiǎoréndézhì

小人得志

[小人得志]

lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant

shǐrénxìnfú

使人信服

[使人信服]

convincing

zhīrénshànyòng

知人善用

[知人善用]

see 知人善任 (zhīrénshànrèn)

rényǎngmǎfān

人仰马翻

[人仰馬翻]

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
in a pitiful state
in a complete mess
to roll (with laughter)

rénjiānzhēngfā

人间蒸发

[人間蒸發]

to vanish
to disappear from the face of the earth

xuèkǒupēnrén

血口喷人

[血口噴人]

to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander
malicious attacks

kōngzhōngfēirén

空中飞人

[空中飛人]

trapeze artist
frequent flyer

réngōngshòuyùn

人工受孕

[人工受孕]

artificial insemination

gōngzhírényuán

公职人员

[公職人員]

civil servant

dàirénjiēwù

待人接物

[待人接物]

the way one treats people

èyǔshāngrén

恶语伤人

[惡語傷人]

to insult
to direct bad language at sb
to slag off

dìsānrénchēng

第三人称

[第三人稱]

third person (grammar)

yǐzuògùrén

已作故人

[已作故人]

to have passed away

yōngrénzìrǎo

庸人自扰

[庸人自擾]

lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)
fig. to get upset over nothing
to make problems for oneself

wèijírénchén

位极人臣

[位極人臣]

to have reached the highest official positions

cǎojiānrénmìng

草菅人命

[草菅人命]

to have disregard for human life (idiom)

shārén'ànjiàn

杀人案件

[殺人案件]

(case of, incident of) murder

lǐjiàochīrén

礼教吃人

[禮教吃人]

sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics

wùshìrénfēi

物是人非

[物是人非]

things have remained the same, but people have changed

dàyǒurénzài

大有人在

[大有人在]

there are plenty of such people

hòujìfárén

后继乏人

[後繼乏人]

see 後繼無人／后继无人 (hòujìwúrén)

cáiqìguòrén

才气过人

[才氣過人]

an outstanding talent (idiom)
surpassing insight and acumen

wéirénshībiǎo

为人师表

[為人師表]

to serve as a model for others (idiom)
to be a worthy teacher

dǒushāozhīrén

斗筲之人

[斗筲之人]

a small-minded person
a bean-counter

rénwénzhǔyì

人文主义

[人文主義]

humanism

qīréntàishèn

欺人太甚

[欺人太甚]

to bully intolerably (idiom)

réntǐgōngxué

人体工学

[人體工學]

ergonomics

zhòngrénjìngyǎng

众人敬仰

[眾人敬仰]

universally admired
highly esteemed by everyone

jǐnpòdīngrén

紧迫盯人

[緊迫盯人]

to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)

réncáijǐjǐ

人才济济

[人才濟濟]

a galaxy of talent (idiom)
a great number of competent people

sāshǒurénhuán

撒手人寰

[撒手人寰]

to leave one's mortal frame (idiom)
to die

hòujìyǒurén

后继有人

[後繼有人]

(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

rényúxiǎojie

人鱼小姐

[人魚小姐]

mermaid
the Little Mermaid

Tǎtǎrrén

塔塔儿人

[塔塔兒人]

Tartar (person)

réncóngzhòngyú

人从众𠈌

[人從眾𠈌]

(Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人 (rén))

Tuìwǔ Jūnrénjié

退伍军人节

[退伍軍人節]

Veterans' Day

xíngxiàngdàiyánrén

形象代言人

[形象代言人]

(brand or organization) ambassador
face (of a brand or company)

wǔrénmùbēijì

五人墓碑记

[五人墓碑記]

Five tombstone inscriptions (1628), written by Zhang Pu 張溥／张溥 ( Zhāng Pǔ)

Mǎláixīyàrén

马来西亚人

[馬來西亞人]

Malaysian person or people

Wēinísī Shāngrén

威尼斯商人

[威尼斯商人]

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

fǎdìngdàibiǎorén

法定代表人

[法定代表人]

(law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc)

zhíwùrénzhuàngtài

植物人状态

[植物人狀態]

vegetative state (i.e. in a coma)

qiánlìgǔnánrén

潜力股男人

[潛力股男人]

man with good prospects

juǎnpūgàizǒurén

卷铺盖走人

[捲鋪蓋走人]

to pack one's things and leave

Yìndùrénmíndǎng

印度人民党

[印度人民黨]

Bharatiya Janata Party

shíjìkòngzhìrén

实际控制人

[實際控制人]

(corporations law) actual controller

Ní'āndétǎrén

尼安德塔人

[尼安德塔人]

Neanderthal man

Mó'ěrduōwǎrén

摩尔多瓦人

[摩爾多瓦人]

Moldovan (person)

rénxīngédùpí

人心隔肚皮

[人心隔肚皮]

there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)

shīshēnrénmiànxiàng

狮身人面像

[獅身人面像]

sphinx

rénbǐrénděisǐ

人比人得死

[人比人得死]

see 人比人，氣死人／人比人，气死人 (rénbǐrén,qisìrén)

cíxióngtóngtǐrén

雌雄同体人

[雌雄同體人]

a hermaphrodite

Luòshānjī Húrén

洛杉矶湖人

[洛杉磯湖人]

Los Angeles Lakers (NBA team)

wúrénfēixíngqì

无人飞行器

[無人飛行器]

drone
unmanned aerial vehicle

èrénxiāngàozhuàng

恶人先告状

[惡人先告狀]

the guilty party files the suit
the thief cries thief

zhēnrénbùlòuxiàng

真人不露相

[真人不露相]

the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)

rénmínliánméngdǎng

人民联盟党

[人民聯盟黨]

People's alliance party
Bengali Awami league

jīngshén Rìběnrén

精神日本人

[精神日本人]

(neologism) (derog.) Japanophile (esp. a Chinese admirer of WWII-era Japan)

tìgǔréndānyōu

替古人耽忧

[替古人耽憂]

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
crying over spilt milk
often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

rénqióngzhìbùqióng

人穷志不穷

[人窮志不窮]

(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled

rénxínghéngdàoxiàn

人行横道线

[人行橫道線]

crosswalk
pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes

gǒuyǎnkànréndī

狗眼看人低

[狗眼看人低]

to act like a snob

rénmíngōngshèhuà

人民公社化

[人民公社化]

collectivization of agriculture (disastrous policy of communist Russia around 1930 and China in the 1950s)

rénmínjiěfàngjūn

人民解放军

[人民解放軍]

People's Liberation Army

Asàibàijiāngrén

阿塞拜疆人

[阿塞拜疆人]

Azerbaijan (person)

rénbùkěmàoxiàng

人不可貌相

[人不可貌相]

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 (rénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng)

sǎodìjīqìrén

扫地机器人

[掃地機器人]

robot vacuum

xīnwénfāyánrén

新闻发言人

[新聞發言人]

spokesman

réntǐjiěpōuxué

人体解剖学

[人體解剖學]

human anatomy

fǎnréndàozuìxíng

反人道罪行

[反人道罪行]

crime against humanity

lìhàiguānxirén

利害关系人

[利害關係人]

stakeholder
interested party
interested person

sīrénfúwùqì

私人服务器

[私人服務器]

(gaming) server emulator; private server

Wēidìmǎlārén

危地马拉人

[危地馬拉人]

Guatemalan (person)

fānliǎnbùrènrén

翻脸不认人

[翻臉不認人]

to fall out with sb and become hostile

lǐduōrénbùguài

礼多人不怪

[禮多人不怪]

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
courtesy costs nothing

réngèyǒusuǒhào

人各有所好

[人各有所好]

everyone has their likes and dislikes
there is no accounting for taste
chacun son goût

lǐqīngrényìzhòng

礼轻人意重

[禮輕人意重]

slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

qiángdǎozhòngréntuī

墙倒众人推

[牆倒眾人推]

lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom)
fig. everybody hits a man who is down

Rénmín Dàhuìtáng

人民大会堂

[人民大會堂]

the Great Hall of the People (in Beijing)

Wūzībiékèrén

乌兹别克人

[烏茲別克人]

Uzbek (person)

sǔnrénbùlìjǐ

损人不利己

[損人不利己]

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

Dānnísuǒwǎrén

丹尼索瓦人

[丹尼索瓦人]

Denisovan, an extinct species of human

rénshēngdìbùshú

人生地不熟

[人生地不熟]

to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
in an unfamiliar place without friends or family

bùyǐrénfèiyán

不以人废言

[不以人廢言]

not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

Ní'āndétèrén

尼安德特人

[尼安德特人]

Neanderthal man

chǒurénduōzuòguài

丑人多作怪

[醜人多作怪]

ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)

yǐrénmíngmìngmíng

以人名命名

[以人名命名]

to name sth after a person
named after
eponymous

Rénmín Xíngdòngdǎng

人民行动党

[人民行動黨]

People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)

yànwùrénlèizhě

厌恶人类者

[厭惡人類者]

misanthrope

rénshēnglùbùshú

人生路不熟

[人生路不熟]

everything is unfamiliar

Sāqiē'ěr Fūren

撒切尔夫人

[撒切爾夫人]

Mrs Thatcher
Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990

zhèngquànjīngjìrén

证券经纪人

[證券經紀人]

stockbroker

yǐzìyáshārén

以眦睚杀人

[以眥睚殺人]

to kill sb for a trifle

tìgǔréndānyōu

替古人担忧

[替古人擔憂]

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
crying over spilt milk
often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

zhōngjiānréngōngjī

中间人攻击

[中間人攻擊]

(computing) man-in-the-middle attack

yùbèiyìjūnrén

预备役军人

[預備役軍人]

reserve troops

Màikèbái Fūren

麦克白夫人

[麥克白夫人]

Lady Macbeth

Bái'éluósīrén

白俄罗斯人

[白俄羅斯人]

Byelorussian (person)

wèirénmínfúwù

为人民服务

[為人民服務]

Serve the People!, CCP political slogan

zhāopìnxiétiáorén

招聘协调人

[招聘協調人]

recruiting coordinator

rénchùgònghuànzhèng

人畜共患症

[人畜共患症]

zoonosis

xiānrénzhǎnggǎnjūn

仙人掌杆菌

[仙人掌桿菌]

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

duìshìbùduìrén

对事不对人

[對事不對人]

it's nothing personal (idiom)

dànánrénzhǔyì

大男人主义

[大男人主義]

male chauvinism

wúchuánchéngyùnrén

无船承运人

[無船承運人]

non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)

guìrénduōwàngshì

贵人多忘事

[貴人多忘事]

see 貴人多忘／贵人多忘 (guìrénduōwàng)

réngōngdiànzǐ'ěr

人工电子耳

[人工電子耳]

cochlear implant

rénshēngrúzhāolù

人生如朝露

[人生如朝露]

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Módēng Yuánshǐrén

摩登原始人

[摩登原始人]

The Flintstones (TV Series)

Gélǔjíyàrén

格鲁吉亚人

[格魯吉亞人]

Georgian (person)

shǎrényǒushǎfú

傻人有傻福

[傻人有傻福]

fortune favors fools (idiom)
fool's luck

rénkǒutǒngjìxué

人口统计学

[人口統計學]

population studies
population statistics

Azhītèkèrén

阿芝特克人

[阿芝特克人]

Aztec (person)

shārénbùzhǎyǎn

杀人不眨眼

[殺人不眨眼]

to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
ruthless
cold-blooded

rénwéndìlǐxué

人文地理学

[人文地理學]

human geography

chīrénxuèmántou

吃人血馒头

[吃人血饅頭]

to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)

Jí'ěrjísīrén

吉尔吉斯人

[吉爾吉斯人]

Kyrgyz (person)

Báisè Qíngrénjié

白色情人节

[白色情人節]

White Day

shīxìnbèizhíxíngrén

失信被执行人

[失信被執行人]

(law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so)
debt dodger

gèrénfánghùzhuāngbèi

个人防护装备

[個人防護裝備]

individual protective equipment

huórénràngniàobiēsǐ

活人让尿憋死

[活人讓尿憋死]

lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom)
fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking

Zhōngguó Rénquán Zǔzhī

中国人权组织

[中國人權組織]

Human Rights in China (New York-based expatriate PRC organization)

bùzúwéiwàiréndào

不足为外人道

[不足為外人道]

no use to tell others
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)

Zuìgāo Rénmín Fǎyuàn

最高人民法院

[最高人民法院]

Supreme People's Court (PRC)

chīrénbùtǔgǔtóu

吃人不吐骨头

[吃人不吐骨頭]

ruthless
vicious and greedy

Quánguó Rén Dàhuìyì

全国人大会议

[全國人大會議]

National People's Congress (NPC)

rénxíngdìxiàtōngdào

人行地下通道

[人行地下通道]

pedestrian underpass

gèrénshùzìzhùlǐ

个人数字助理

[個人數字助理]

personal digital assistant (PDA)

bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ

不食人间烟火

[不食人間煙火]

lit. not eating the food of common mortals
fig. placing oneself above the common populace

pāipāipìguzǒurén

拍拍屁股走人

[拍拍屁股走人]

to make oneself scarce
to slip away
to take French leave

rénsuànbùrútiānsuàn

人算不如天算

[人算不如天算]

man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events

rénmínjīběnquánlì

人民基本权利

[人民基本權利]

fundamental civil rights

guójìrénquánbiāozhǔn

国际人权标准

[國際人權標準]

international human rights norms

Shātè Alābórén

沙特阿拉伯人

[沙特阿拉伯人]

a Saudi
Saudi Arabian person

tiānwújuérénzhīlù

天无绝人之路

[天無絕人之路]

Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
Never give up hope.
Never say die.

rénròusōusuǒyǐnqíng

人肉搜索引擎

[人肉搜索引擎]

human flesh search engine
a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Dàxué

中国人民大学

[中國人民大學]

Renmin University of China

wǎngluòguīhuàrényuán

网络规划人员

[網絡規劃人員]

network planner

rénbùzhīguǐbùjué

人不知鬼不觉

[人不知鬼不覺]

in absolute secrecy

Shìjiè Rénquán Xuānyán

世界人权宣言

[世界人權宣言]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

jírénzìyǒutiānxiàng

吉人自有天相

[吉人自有天相]

Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)

rénmínmínzhǔzhuānzhèng

人民民主专政

[人民民主專政]

people's democratic dictatorship

zuòzhànshīzōngrényuán

作战失踪人员

[作戰失蹤人員]

missing in action (MIA) (military)

zhèngzhìyìyìrénshì

政治异议人士

[政治異議人士]

political dissident

tiānshídìlìrénhé

天时地利人和

[天時地利人和]

the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

tiānyòuwúrénjīyè

天佑吾人基业

[天佑吾人基業]

annuit coeptis

xiāoxilíngtōngrénshì

消息灵通人士

[消息靈通人士]

well-informed source; person with inside information

Abǐxīníyàrén

阿比西尼亚人

[阿比西尼亞人]

Abyssinian (person)

Aěrbāníyàrén

阿尔巴尼亚人

[阿爾巴尼亞人]

Albanian (person)

rénmínnèibùmáodùn

人民内部矛盾

[人民內部矛盾]

internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)

ruǎnjiànkāifārényuán

软件开发人员

[軟件開發人員]

software developer

míngrénbùzuò'ànshì

明人不做暗事

[明人不做暗事]

an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)

qiúrénbùrúqiújǐ

求人不如求己

[求人不如求己]

if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)

xūnǐsīrénwǎngluò

虚拟私人网络

[虛擬私人網絡]

virtual private network (VPN)

Aěrjílìyàrén

阿尔及利亚人

[阿爾及利亞人]

Algerian

rénwénshèhuìxuékē

人文社会学科

[人文社會學科]

humanities and social sciences

Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén

耶和华见证人

[耶和華見證人]

Jehovah's Witnesses

Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng

中国人民银行

[中國人民銀行]

People's Bank of China

rénlèirǔtūbìngdú

人类乳突病毒

[人類乳突病毒]

human papillomavirus (HPV)

kànrénxiàcàidiér

看人下菜碟儿

[看人下菜碟兒]

(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
not to treat everyone equally favorably

Kù'ěrdé Gōngréndǎng

库尔德工人党

[庫爾德工人黨]

Kurdistan Worker's Party (PPK)

rénshìtiěfànshìgāng

人是铁饭是钢

[人是鐵飯是鋼]

one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
an empty sack cannot stand upright

Rénmín Yīngxióng Jìniànbēi

人民英雄纪念碑

[人民英雄紀念碑]

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo

众人拾柴火焰高

[眾人拾柴火焰高]

when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)
the more people, the more strength

bǎorénbùzhī'èrénjī

饱人不知饿人饥

[飽人不知餓人飢]

The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).

rénbǐrén,qìsǐrén

人比人，气死人

[人比人，氣死人]

(proverb) constantly comparing oneself to others only leads to dissatisfaction and envy

dǎgǒuháiděikànzhǔrén

打狗还得看主人

[打狗還得看主人]

lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him

báifàrénsònghēifàrén

白发人送黑发人

[白髮人送黑髮人]

to see one's child die before oneself

dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò

大人不记小人过

[大人不記小人過]

a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

Sàhǎluófū Rénquánjiǎng

萨哈罗夫人权奖

[薩哈羅夫人權獎]

the EU Sakharov Human Rights Prize

wàiguórénjūzhùzhèngmíng

外国人居住证明

[外國人居住證明]

foreigner's certificate of residence

rénlèijīyīnzǔjìhuà

人类基因组计划

[人類基因組計劃]

Human Genome Project

Zuìgāo Rénmín Jiǎncháyuàn

最高人民检察院

[最高人民檢察院]

PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)

féishuǐbùliúwàiréntián

肥水不流外人田

[肥水不流外人田]

lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)

zhùrénwéikuàilèzhīběn

助人为快乐之本

[助人為快樂之本]

pleasure from helping others

xìjùhuàréngéwéicháng

戏剧化人格违常

[戲劇化人格違常]

histrionic personality disorder (HPD)

Měnggǔ Rénmín Gònghéguó

蒙古人民共和国

[蒙古人民共和國]

People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)

sāngènürényīgèxū

三个女人一个墟

[三個女人一個墟]

three women makes a crowd

Huángtiānbùfùkǔxīnrén

皇天不负苦心人

[皇天不負苦心人]

Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng

人生何处不相逢

[人生何處不相逢]

it's a small world (idiom)

péilefūrényòuzhébīng

赔了夫人又折兵

[賠了夫人又折兵]

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

Zhōngguórénmínzhìyuànjūn

中国人民志愿军

[中國人民志願軍]

the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950

rénzhīchū,xìngběnshàn

人之初，性本善

[人之初，性本善]

man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經／三字经 ( Sānzì Jīng))

Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó

中华人民共和国

[中華人民共和國]

People's Republic of China

shārénbùguòtóudiǎndì

杀人不过头点地

[殺人不過頭點地]

It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
a fuss about nothing
nothing to write home about

yǒuqíngrénzhōngchéngjuànshǔ

有情人终成眷属

[有情人終成眷屬]

love will find a way (idiom)

jūnzǐbùjìxiǎorénguò

君子不计小人过

[君子不計小人過]

see 大人不記小人過／大人不记小人过 (dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò)

Fēizhōurénguómíndàhuì

非洲人国民大会

[非洲人國民大會]

African National Congress, ANC

Quánguó Rén Dà Cháng Wěihuì

全国人大常委会

[全國人大常委會]

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)

rénjiāqiānlünǐbájué

人家牵驴你拔橛

[人家牽驢你拔橛]

see 別人牽驢你拔橛子／别人牵驴你拔橛子 (biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi)

rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi

人怕出名猪怕肥

[人怕出名豬怕肥]

lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
fig. fame has its price

yīngxióngnánguòměirénguān

英雄难过美人关

[英雄難過美人關]

even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

dàhuìbàogàoqǐcǎorén

大会报告起草人

[大會報告起草人]

rapporteur

rénpàchūmíngzhūpàzhuàng

人怕出名猪怕壮

[人怕出名豬怕壯]

lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
fig. fame has its price

chīshuǐbùwàngwājǐngrén

吃水不忘挖井人

[吃水不忘挖井人]

see 吃水不忘掘井人 (chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén)

sāngenürényītáixì

三个女人一台戏

[三個女人一臺戲]

three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

nánrénxīxiàyǒuhuángjīn

男人膝下有黄金

[男人膝下有黃金]

lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)

yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ

咬人狗儿不露齿

[咬人狗兒不露齒]

lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

shùnuósǐ,rénnuóhuó

树挪死，人挪活

[樹挪死，人挪活]

lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change

rénxīnbùzúshétūnxiàng

人心不足蛇吞象

[人心不足蛇吞象]

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùchǎng

北京工人体育场

[北京工人體育場]

Workers Stadium

jiělíngháixūxìlíngrén

解铃还须系铃人

[解鈴還須繫鈴人]

lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
fig. whoever started the trouble should end it

jiělíngháixūxìlíngrén

解铃还需系铃人

[解鈴還需繫鈴人]

variant of 解鈴還須繫鈴人／解铃还须系铃人 (jiělíngháixūxìlíngrén)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn

中国人民解放军

[中國人民解放軍]

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)

biānyuánxìngréngézhàng'ài

边缘性人格障碍

[邊緣性人格障礙]

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén

吃水不忘掘井人

[吃水不忘掘井人]

Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

déráorénchùqiěráorén

得饶人处且饶人

[得饒人處且饒人]

where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

qíngrényǎnlǐchū Xīshī

情人眼里出西施

[情人眼裡出西施]

lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 ( Xīshī) (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

zàirénguǐdàokōngjiānzhàn

载人轨道空间站

[載人軌道空間站]

manned orbiting space station

yǎoréndegǒubùlòuchǐ

咬人的狗不露齿

[咬人的狗不露齒]

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

zhīrénzhīmiànbùzhīxīn

知人知面不知心

[知人知面不知心]

one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

Sàhǎnuòfū Rénquánjiǎng

萨哈诺夫人权奖

[薩哈諾夫人權獎]

the EU Sakharov prize for human rights

jiělíxìngréngéjíhuàn

解离性人格疾患

[解離性人格疾患]

dissociative identity disorder
multiple personality disorder

qíngrényǎnlǐyǒu Xīshī

情人眼里有西施

[情人眼裡有西施]

In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder

biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi

别人牵驴你拔橛子

[別人牽驢你拔橛子]

lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì

全国人民代表大会

[全國人民代表大會]

(Chinese) National People's Congress
abbr. to 人大 ( Réndà)

rénlèimiǎnyìquēxiànbìngdú

人类免疫缺陷病毒

[人類免疫缺陷病毒]

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

sānrénxíng,bìyǒuwǒshī

三人行，必有我师

[三人行，必有我師]

lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
you have sth to learn from everyone

Zhōngguó Cánjírén Liánhéhuì

中国残疾人联合会

[中國殘疾人聯合會]

China Disabled Persons' Federation

Mèngjiālā Rénmín Gònghéguó

孟加拉人民共和国

[孟加拉人民共和國]

People's Republic of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

yījiārénbùshuōliǎngjiāhuà

一家人不说两家话

[一家人不說兩家話]

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help
people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén

严以责己宽以待人

[嚴以責己寬以待人]

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

chíxùxìngzhíwùrénzhuàngtài

持续性植物人状态

[持續性植物人狀態]

persistent vegetative state

guàirén Aò'ěr· Yángkēwéiqí

怪人奥尔·扬科维奇

[怪人奧爾·揚科維奇]

"Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs

wùyǐlèijù,rényǐqúnfēn

物以类聚，人以群分

[物以類聚，人以群分]

Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.

jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén

己所不欲，勿施于人

[己所不欲，勿施於人]

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.

rénzhījiāngsǐ,qíyányěshàn

人之将死，其言也善

[人之將死，其言也善]

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

rénbùwèijǐ,tiānzhūdìmiè

人不为己，天诛地灭

[人不為己，天誅地滅]

Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

nánrénbùhuài,nürénbù'ài

男人不坏，女人不爱

[男人不壞，女人不愛]

women love bad guys

rényǒushīshǒu,mǎyǒushītí

人有失手，马有失蹄

[人有失手，馬有失蹄]

lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
fig. everyone makes mistakes
even the best fall down sometimes

sānrénxíng,zébìyǒuwǒshī

三人行，则必有我师

[三人行，則必有我師]

If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)

àiměizhīxīn,rénjiēyǒuzhī

爱美之心，人皆有之

[愛美之心，人皆有之]

everyone loves beauty (idiom)

qiánwúgǔrén,hòuwúláizhě

前无古人，后无来者

[前無古人，後無來者]

there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)
never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future
peerless

chībiérénjiáoguòdemóbùxiāng

吃别人嚼过的馍不香

[吃別人嚼過的饃不香]

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

guāwúgǔnyuán,rénwúshíquán

瓜无滚圆，人无十全

[瓜無滾圓，人無十全]

no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)

rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ

人在江湖，身不由己

[人在江湖，身不由己]

you can't always do as you like
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo

老吾老，以及人之老

[老吾老，以及人之老]

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

rénshēngduǎnzàn,xuéshùwúyá

人生短暂，学术无涯

[人生短暫，學術無涯]

Life is short, learning is limitless
Ars longa, vita brevis

yǔrénfāngbiàn,zìjǐfāngbiàn

与人方便，自己方便

[與人方便，自己方便]

Help others, and others may help you (idiom).

rénwàiyǒurén,tiānwàiyǒutiān

人外有人，天外有天

[人外有人，天外有天]

in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Kōngjūn

中国人民解放军空军

[中國人民解放軍空軍]

People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

lǎoshǔguòjiē,rénrénhǎndǎ

老鼠过街，人人喊打

[老鼠過街，人人喊打]

lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
fig. everyone detests a lowlife

Sīmǎ Zhāozhīxīnlùrénjiēzhī

司马昭之心路人皆知

[司馬昭之心路人皆知]

lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
fig. an open secret

yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu

幼吾幼，以及人之幼

[幼吾幼，以及人之幼]

to care for other's children as one's own

tiānwàiyǒutiān,rénwàiyǒurén

天外有天，人外有人

[天外有天，人外有人]

see 人外有人，天外有天 (rénwàiyǒurén,tiānwàiyǒutiān)

tiānyàoluòyǔ,niángyàojiàrén

天要落雨，娘要嫁人

[天要落雨，娘要嫁人]

the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
fig. the natural order of things
something you can't go against

rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu

人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

[人為刀俎，我為魚肉]

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
fig. to be at sb's mercy

zhīrénzhězhì,zìzhīzhěmíng

知人者智，自知者明

[知人者智，自知者明]

those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經／道德经 ( Dàodéjīng)

rénwèicáisǐ,niǎowèishíwáng

人为财死，鸟为食亡

[人為財死，鳥為食亡]

lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

rénwúyuǎnlü,bìyǒujìnyōu

人无远虑，必有近忧

[人無遠慮，必有近憂]

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.

shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrén

十年树木，百年树人

[十年樹木，百年樹人]

(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

qiánrénzāishù,hòurénchéngliáng

前人栽树，后人乘凉

[前人栽樹，後人乘涼]

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

móushìzàirén,chéngshìzàitiān

谋事在人，成事在天

[謀事在人，成事在天]

planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.

xué'érbùyàn,huìrénbùjuàn

学而不厌，诲人不倦

[學而不厭，誨人不倦]

study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)

rúrényǐnshuǐ,lěngnuǎnzìzhī

如人饮水，冷暖自知

[如人飲水，冷暖自知]

the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
to know best by personal experience

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn

中国人民解放军海军

[中國人民解放軍海軍]

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)

chóurénxiāngjiàn,fènwàiyǎnhóng

仇人相见，分外眼红

[仇人相見，分外眼紅]

when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)

rénqúnguǎnlǐtèbiéyòngtúchē

人群管理特别用途车

[人群管理特別用途車]

specialized crowd management vehicle, a riot control vehicle equipped with a water cannon, commonly known as water cannon vehicle 水炮車／水炮车 (shuǐpàochē)

yīrén-dédào,jīquǎn-shēngtiān

一人得道，鸡犬升天

[一人得道，雞犬升天]

lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit

rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn

人生一世，草木一春

[人生一世，草木一春]

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

zhǐhuīyǒufāng,rénrénlècóng

指挥有方，人人乐从

[指揮有方，人人樂從]

Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)

shòurényǐyúbùrúshòurényǐyú

授人以鱼不如授人以渔

[授人以魚不如授人以漁]

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

zhèngquèchǔlǐrénmínnèibùmáodùn

正确处理人民内部矛盾

[正確處理人民內部矛盾]

On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957

Zhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì

中国人民政治协商会议

[中國人民政治協商會議]

CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)

jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú

救人一命胜造七级浮屠

[救人一命勝造七級浮屠]

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Duìwài Yǒuhǎo Xiéhuì

中国人民对外友好协会

[中國人民對外友好協會]

Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

lèijīngshénfēnlièxíngréngéwéicháng

类精神分裂型人格违常

[類精神分裂型人格違常]

schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

Zhōngguó Rénquán Mínyùn Xìnxī Zhōngxīn

中国人权民运信息中心

[中國人權民運信息中心]

Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong

Jiěfàng Bālèsītǎn Rénmín Zhènxiàn

解放巴勒斯坦人民阵线

[解放巴勒斯坦人民陣線]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Zhōngguó Rénmín Wǔzhuāng Jǐngchá Bùduì

中国人民武装警察部队

[中國人民武裝警察部隊]

Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF)

bùshìyījiārénbùjìnyījiāmén

不是一家人不进一家门

[不是一家人不進一家門]

people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
marriages are predestined
people marry because they share common traits

bùtīnglǎorényán,chīkuīzàiyǎnqián

不听老人言，吃亏在眼前

[不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前]

(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

人往高处走，水往低处流

[人往高處走，水往低處流]

man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
one should constantly strive to make progress

rénwǎnggāochùpá,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

人往高处爬，水往低处流

[人往高處爬，水往低處流]

see 人往高處走，水往低處流／人往高处走，水往低处流 (rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú)

Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó

朝鲜民主主义人民共和国

[朝鮮民主主義人民共和國]

People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)

chīdékǔzhōngkǔ,fāngwéirénshàngrén

吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

[吃得苦中苦，方為人上人]

one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
no pain, no gain

tiānxiàwúnánshì,zhǐpàyǒuxīnrén

天下无难事，只怕有心人

[天下無難事，只怕有心人]

lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
fig. persistence will overcome

qiánbùjiàngǔrén,hòubùjiànláizhě

前不见古人，后不见来者

[前不見古人，後不見來者]

unique
unprecedented (idiom)

ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi

若要人不知，除非己莫为

[若要人不知，除非己莫為]

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

lùyáozhīmǎlì,rìjiǔjiànrénxīn

路遥知马力，日久见人心

[路遙知馬力，日久見人心]

just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

lǐqīngrényìzhòng,qiānlǐsòng'émáo

礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛

[禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛]

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

yǐxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù

以小人之心，度君子之腹

[以小人之心，度君子之腹]

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

jūnzitǎndàngdàng,xiǎorénchángqīqī

君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

[君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚]

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

huāyǒuchóngkāirì,rénwúzàishàonián

花有重开日，人无再少年

[花有重開日，人無再少年]

a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)

jiànrénshuōrénhuà,jiànguǐshuōguǐhuà

见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话

[見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話]

(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations
(derog.) insincere; two-faced

qiānlǐsòng'émáo,lǐqīngrényìzhòng

千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重

[千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重]

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

shīfulǐngjìnmén,xiūxíngzàigèrén

师父领进门，修行在个人

[師父領進門，修行在個人]

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink

shìshàngwúnánshì,zhǐpàyǒuxīnrén

世上无难事，只怕有心人

[世上無難事，只怕有心人]

see 天下無難事，只怕有心人／天下无难事，只怕有心人 (tiānxiàwúnánshì,zhǐpàyǒuxīnrén)

gǒuyǎo Lü Dòngbīn,bùshíhǎorénxīn

狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心

[狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心]

a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
to ill reward a person's kindness

Máo Zédōng: Xiānwéirénzhīde Gùshi

毛泽东：鲜为人知的故事

[毛澤東：鮮為人知的故事]

Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎／张戎 ( Zhāng Róng) and Jon Halliday

yǐqírénzhīdào,huánzhìqírénzhīshēn

以其人之道，还治其人之身

[以其人之道，還治其人之身]

to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 ( Zhū Xī))
to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine

rénfēishēng'érzhīzhīzhě,shúnéngwúhuò

人非生而知之者，孰能无惑

[人非生而知之者，孰能無惑]

Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈／韩愈 ( Hán Yù))

rénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

[人不可貌相，海水不可斗量]

you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)

chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn

吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短

[吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短]

lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

xūxīnshǐrénjìnbù,jiāo'àoshǐrénluòhòu

虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后

[虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後]

modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

mǎwúyècǎobùféi,rénwúwàikuàibùfù

马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富

[馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富]

a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)

tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún,rényǒudànxīhuòfú

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福

[天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福]

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

shuǐzhìqīngzéwúyú,rénzhìcházéwútú

水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒

[水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒]

(idiom) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends

dāobùmóyàoshēngxiù,rénbùxuéyàoluòhòu

刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后

[刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後]

(idiom) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study

Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Chángwù Wěiyuánhuì

全国人民代表大会常务委员会

[全國人民代表大會常務委員會]

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

jiǔbùzuìrénrénzìzuì,sèbùmírénrénzìmí

酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷

[酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷]

wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust

gèrénzìsǎoménqiánxuě,mòguǎntājiāwǎshàngshuāng

各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜

[各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜]

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

hàirénzhīxīnbùkěyǒu,fángrénzhīxīnbùkěwú

害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无

[害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無]

refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn

穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲

[窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親]

the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

yǒuchóubùbàofēijūnzǐ,yǒuyuānbùshēnwǎngwéirén

有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人

[有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人]

one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)

lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo,yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu

老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼

[老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼]

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own

Zhōngyāng Rénmín Zhèngfǔ Zhù Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Liánluò Bàngōngshì

中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室

[中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室]

Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region