Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
人 |
rén |
1. man; person; people |
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人類 (rénlèi) - humans |
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那 人 是 誰? (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person? |
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嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎? - Who is that person? |
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有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door. |
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2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er |
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主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host |
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北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger |
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香港人 - Hongkonger |
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3. body |
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人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not |
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這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days. |
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今天 上午 你 人 在 哪? (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning? |
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4. everybody; everyone |
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人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.) |
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人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge |
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5. other people; others |
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人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say) |
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害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself |
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6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality |
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就我所知,他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad). |
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我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is. |
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佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎? - Exactly what kind of person is he? |
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7. manpower; worker; employee |
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我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now. |
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8. talent; person of talent |
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9. (obsolete) common people; commoner |
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10. adult; grown-up |
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長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult |
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11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others |
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12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun |
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?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they |
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13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse |
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人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse |
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人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse |
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14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend |
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15. artificial; man-made |
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人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster |
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16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world |
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17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word |
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18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén) |
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19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén) |
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20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén) |
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21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia. |
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別 磨蹭ceng 啦,人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢! (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB |
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哎呀,人 孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛 大學 啦,多 出息xi 呀! (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB |
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人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r,就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le. |
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22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother |
行 |
xíng |
1. (literary or dialectal) to walk | |
2. (Cantonese, of a vehicle) to go |
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架 巴士 行 得 好 慢 - the bus goes slowly |
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3. (Cantonese) to navigate |
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落車\落咗車 之 後 點 行 呀? - What do I do after I get off? |
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4. (Cantonese, computing) to run |
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5. to go; to move |
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6. to carry out; to execute |
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7. to perform (a salute) |
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8. OK; good |
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行,就 這麼 定 了。 (Xíng, jiù zhème dìng le.) - OK, it's a deal. |
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9. to be good; to work |
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我 覺得 這 方法 行。 (Wǒ juéde zhè fāngfǎ xíng.) - I think this will work. |
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10. to be good (opposed to bad) (usually in negative sentences, or with (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 還)) |
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我 成績 不 行。 (Wǒ chéngjì bù xíng.) - I have bad grades. |
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11. to be able to do something (usually mentioned before) |
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他 能 四 分鐘 跑 一 公里,我 不 行。 (Tā néng sì fēnzhōng pǎo yī gōnglǐ, wǒ bù xíng.) - He can run a kilometre within 4 minutes. I can't (do that). |
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12. (often, sarcastic) remarkable |
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你 真 行。 (Nǐ zhēn xíng.) - You are really something. |
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可還行 (kěháixíng) - |
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13. =====Usage notes===== |
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14. Notice that when meaning “be able to do something”, (lang-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 行) can only be used without a complement. This is different from m-lite, zh, 能, sc=Hani, tr=néng, t=to be able to (do somet |
háng |
15. profession; industry; trade; business |
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16. place for specific transaction |
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銀行háng (yínháng) - bank lit. silver store |
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珠寶行háng (zhūbǎoháng) - jewellery store |
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17. line of objects; row |
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兩 行hong4 字 - two lines of text |
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18. (Mainland) row (in data tables) |
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Synonyms: 列 |
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19. (Taiwan) column (in data tables) |
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Synonyms: 列 |
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20. (Cantonese) Short for 行貨, tr=- |
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21. (Cantonese) coarse; of poor quality; too general |
行 |
22. behaviour; conduct |
héng, háng |
23. skill from monk training |
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道行héng (dàohéng) - monk training |
hàng |
24. order; rank |
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25. Used in 樹行子 (row of trees) |
横 |
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1. Variant of 橫 |
道 |
dào |
1. way; path; road | |
道路 - road |
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2. (historical) circuit: an administrative division of late imperial China comprising 2 or more commanderies |
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3. (rail) track |
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上 道 作業 - maintenance on rail tracks |
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1 道 通過 - passing on track 1 |
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4. method; principle |
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5. (Buddhism) the Marga; the Way of bodhi or enlightenment leading to nirvana through spiritual stages |
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6. (philosophy, Taoism) the Way; the Tao; the Dao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life |
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7. (Christianity) Logos; the Word |
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8. Short for 道教 (Taoism) |
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9. Short for 道士 (Taoist priest) |
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10. (religion) doctrine; teachings |
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傳道 - to preach |
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11. (literary) to say; to utter |
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能說會道 - can talk really well (idiom) |
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一 道 閃電 - a bolt of lightning |
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一 道 河 - a river |
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一 道 縫 - a crack |
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一 道 彩虹 - a rainbow |
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一 道 籬笆 - a fence |
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一 道 菜 - a dish of food |
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一 道 公文 - a proclamation |
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一 道 命令 - an order |
dǎo |
12. (obsolete) Alternative form of 導 (to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct) |