people in Chinese

How to write 人

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人 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

人 in a sentence

• 这zhè里lǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō人rén。

  There are many people here.

• 他tā是shì一yī个gè好hǎo人rén。

  He is a good person.

• 中zhōng国guó人rén很hěn友yǒu好hǎo。

  Chinese people are friendly.

• 那nà个gè人rén是shì谁shuí？

  Who is that person?

人 vs 人民 vs 人口

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 人民 rén mín the people

  The political, collective 'the people' — 人民币 'the people's currency'. Not for counting individuals.

• 人口 rén kǒu population

  The demographic 'population' — 中国人口很多 'China has a large population'. 人 alone is 'person/people'.