Word: 人物 (rénwù)

今天会议上来了几位重量级人物。

Jīntiān huìyì shànglái le jǐ wèi zhòngliàngjí rénwù.

Several heavyweight figures came to today's meeting.

他写人物，喜欢用白描。

Tā xiě rénwù, xǐhuan yòng báimiáo.

When he writes about characters, he likes to use simple, direct portrayal.

他是作家，还是政治人物。

Tā shì zuòjiā, háishi zhèngzhì rénwù.

He is an author and a politician.

他是当年最风流的人物之一。

Tā shì dāngnián zuì fēngliú de rénwù zhīyī.

He was one of the most outstanding figures of his day.

他画的人物太平面了。

Tā huà de rénwù tài píngmiàn le.

The figures he draws are too flat.

作者是怎么刻画这个人物的？

Zuòzhě shì zěnme kèhuà zhège rénwù de?

How did the author portray this character?

善良是这个人物的主要属性。

Shànliáng shì zhège rénwù de zhǔyào shǔxìng.

Kindness is the main attribute of this character.

她喜欢画动漫里的人物。

Tā xǐhuan huà dòngmàn lǐ de rénwù.

She likes drawing characters from anime and manga.

她是行业里举足轻重的人物。

Tā shì hángyè lǐ jǔzúqīngzhòng de rénwù.

She is an influential figure in the industry.

孔子和孟子都是儒家的重要人物。

Kǒngzǐ hé Mèngzǐ dōu shì rújiā de zhòngyào rénwù.

Confucius and Mencius are both important figures of the Confucian school.

孟子是儒家很重要的人物。

Mèngzǐ shì rújiā hěn zhòngyào de rénwù.

Mencius is a very important figure in Confucianism.

小说里的人物写得很丰满。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de rénwù xiě de hěn fēngmǎn.

The characters in the novel are very well rounded.

我们视他为重要人物。

Wǒmen shì tā wèi zhòngyào rénwù.

We regard him as an important man.

朱熹是理学的代表人物。

Zhū Xī shì lǐxué de dàibiǎo rénwù.

Zhu Xi is a leading figure of Neo-Confucianism.

盛喜中不许人物，盛怒中不答人简

shèng xǐ zhōng bùxǔ rénwù, shèngnù zhōng bù dá rén jiǎn

in great joy don't promise people things; in great anger don't answer people's letters

红楼梦里的人物太多了。

Hónglóumèng lǐ de rénwù tài duō le.

There are too many characters in Dream of the Red Chamber.

这本书里的人物都写得很鲜活。

Zhè běn shū lǐ de rénwù dōu xiě de hěn xiānhuó.

The characters in this book are all written very vividly.