Word: 人 (rén)

一个人一个性

yí gè rén yí gè xìng

each person has his own nature

一个人去很危险，带上这个吧。

Yí gè rén qù hěn wēixiǎn, dàishàng zhège ba.

It's dangerous to go alone — take this.

一个人去那儿危险。

Yí gè rén qù nàr wēixiǎn.

It's dangerous to go there alone.

一个人在家太闷了。

Yí gè rén zàijiā tài mènle.

Being at home alone is so boring.

一个人并不等于孤独。

Yí gè rén bìng bù děngyú gūdú.

Loneliness and being alone are not the same thing.

一个人很难做到面面俱到。

Yí gè rén hěn nán zuòdào miànmiànjùdào.

It's hard for one person to take care of everything.

一个人拜把子,算老几

yí gè rén bàibǎzi,suànlǎojǐ

one man swearing brotherhood: what number does he count as?

一个人的习惯能体现他的性格。

Yí gè rén de xíguàn néng tǐxiàn tā de xìnggé.

A person's habits can reflect his character.

一个人的修养可以从小事看出来。

Yí gè rén de xiūyǎng kěyǐ cóng xiǎoshì kàn chūlái.

You can tell a person's self-cultivation from small things.

一个人藏，十个人找。

Yí gè rén cáng, shí gè rén zhǎo.

One person hides something, and ten people look for it.

一个人要为他的行为负责。

Yí gè rén yào wèi tā de xíngwéi fùzé.

A man is responsible for his deeds.

一个聪明人不会说这种话。

Yí gè cōngming rén búhuì shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

A wise man would not say such a thing.

一些人批评了我们的决定。

Yìxiē rén pīpíngle wǒmen de juédìng.

Some people criticized our decision.

一些人通过阅读来放松。

Yìxiē rén tōngguò yuèdú lái fàngsōng.

Some people relax by reading.

一些人需要我们的帮助。

Yìxiē rén xūyào wǒmen de bāngzhù.

A lot of people need our help.

一人一把号，各吹各的调

yì rén yì bǎ hào, gè chuī gè de diào

everyone has a bugle, each blows his own tune

一人为私，两人为公

yì rén wéi sī, liǎng rén wéi gōng

one person acts for self, two people act for the public

一人拼命，万夫莫当

yì rén pīnmìng, wànfūmòdāng

one man fights to the death, ten thousand men cannot hold him off

一人计短，众人计长

yì rén jì duǎn, zhòngrén jì cháng

one person's plan is short; many people's plans are long

一人难做百人饭

yì rén nán zuò bǎi rén fàn

one person can hardly cook a meal for a hundred people

一人难称百人心

yì rén nán chèn bǎi rénxīn

one person can hardly suit a hundred people's hearts

一共十个人，司机除外。

Yígòng shí gè rén, sījī chúwài.

There are ten people in all, not including the driver.

一架直升机正在山上寻找那个人。

Yí jià zhíshēngjī zhèngzài shānshàng xúnzhǎo nàge rén.

A helicopter is searching the mountain for that person.

一竿子打不倒一船人

yìgānzǐ dǎbùdǎo yì chuán rén

one pole can't knock down a whole boatload of people

一轮面试就筛掉了一半人。

Yìlún miànshì jiù shāi diào le yíbàn rén.

One round of interviews weeded out half the people.

万万人的心愿终于实现了。

Wànwàn rén de xīnyuàn zhōngyú shíxiànle.

The wish of hundreds of millions of people has finally come true.

丈夫不受人怜

zhàngfu bú shòu rén lián

a real man does not accept others' pity

三人同一心,黄土变成金

sān rén tóngyī xīn,huángtǔbiànchéngjīn

when three share one heart, yellow earth turns to gold

三人同行,小的苦

sān rén tóngháng,xiǎo de kǔ

when three travel together, the youngest suffers

三仙传道,一人一套

sān xiān chuándào,yì rén yítào

three immortals teach the Way: each has his own version

三教对中国人的生活影响很大。

Sānjiào duì Zhōngguórén de shēnghuó yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

The Three Teachings have had a great influence on Chinese people's lives.

上人不好，下人不要

shàng rén bù hǎo, xià rén búyào

what those above don't like, those below don't want to do

上海人普通话说得怎么样？

Shànghǎi rén pǔtōnghuà shuō de zěnmeyàng?

What does Shanghai people's Mandarin sound like?

上海人要树立上海新形象。

Shànghǎi rén yào shùlì Shànghǎi xīn xíngxiàng.

The Shanghainese people must build up Shanghai's new image.

下雨了，球场上没有人。

Xiàyǔle, qiúchǎng shàng méiyǒu rén.

It's raining, and there is nobody on the field.

下雨天，山上扫墓的人还是很多。

Xià yǔtiān, shānshàng sǎomù de rén háishi hěn duō.

Even on a rainy day, there were still many people sweeping graves on the mountain.

下雨天，末班车上人很少。

Xià yǔtiān, mòbānchē shàng rén hěn shǎo.

On rainy days, there are very few people on the last bus.

下雪了，当晚没人出门。

Xiàxuěle, dàngwǎn méi rén chūmén.

It snowed, and nobody went out that evening.

不出门的人容易孤陋寡闻。

Bù chūmén de rén róngyì gūlòuguǎwén.

People who never go out easily become ill-informed and narrow-minded.

不努力的人迟早会出局。

Bù nǔlì de rén chízǎo huì chūjú.

People who don't work hard will get weeded out sooner or later.

不叫的狗才咬人

bú jiào de gǒu cái yǎo rén

the dog that doesn't bark is the one that bites

不吃苦中苦，难为人上人

bù chīkǔ zhōng kǔ, nán wei rén shàng rén

if you don't eat the bitterest of the bitter, it is hard to become a person above others

不同地域的人，口味也不一样。

Bùtóng dìyù de rén, kǒuwèi yě bù yíyàng.

People from different regions have different tastes in food.

不如意事常八九，可与人言无二三

bùrúyìshìchángbājiǔ, kě yǔ rén yán wú èrsān

unhappy matters are often eight or nine in ten; what can be told to others is two or three at most, if any

不少人有两辆汽车。

Bùshǎo rén yǒu liǎng liàng qìchē.

Quite a few people have two cars.

不怕不识字，就怕不识人

búpà bù shízì, jiù pà bù shí rén

no fear of being unable to read, only of being unable to read people

不怕人老，就怕心老

búpà rén lǎo, jiù pà xīn lǎo

don't fear the person aging, fear the heart aging

不患人不知，单怕不知人

bú huàn rén bùzhī, dān pà bùzhī rén

don't worry that others don't know you; only fear that you don't know others

不敢认错的人，真是可悲。

Bùgǎn rèncuò de rén, zhēnshi kěbēi.

People who don't dare admit their mistakes are truly pitiful.

不是每个人都在笑。

Bú shì měige rén dōu zài xiào.

Not everyone is smiling.

不是每个人都是老实的。

Bú shì měige rén dōu shì lǎoshi de.

Not everyone is honest.

不是每个人都能成为诗人。

Bú shì měige rén dōu néng chéngwéi shīrén.

Not everyone can be a poet.

不用担心其他人。

Búyòng dānxīn qítā rén.

Don't worry about others.

不知道为什么没有人告诉过我。

Bù zhīdào wèishénme méiyǒu rén gàosuguo wǒ.

I wonder why nobody told me.

不磨不难不成人

bù mó bù nánbùchéng rén

without grinding and hardship, no one becomes a person

不管一个人有多老，他都能学习。

Bùguǎn yí gè rén yǒu duō lǎo, tā dōu néng xuéxí.

No matter how old one may be, one can learn.

不管是谁总比没人好。

Bùguǎn shì shéi zǒng bǐ méi rén hǎo.

Anybody would be better than nobody.

不能只凭相貌判断一个人。

Bùnéng zhǐ píng xiàngmào pànduàn yí gè rén.

You can't judge a person by looks alone.

不能根据服装来判断一个人。

Bùnéng gēnjù fúzhuāng lái pànduàn yí gè rén.

You can't judge a person based on clothing.

不能正己，焉能正人

bùnéng zhèng jǐ, yān néng zhèng rén

if you can't set yourself straight, how can you set others straight

不能用手指人。

Bùnéng yòng shǒuzhǐ rén.

Don't point at others.

不要一个人在黑暗中走。

Búyào yí gè rén zài hēi'àn zhōng zǒu.

Don't walk alone after dark.

不要以穿着来判断一个人。

Búyào yǐ chuānzhe lái pànduàn yí gè rén.

Don't judge a man by his clothes.

不要再把我当成“正常”人！

Búyào zài bǎ wǒ dàngchéng“zhèngcháng”rén!

Stop seeing me as a "normal" person!

不要取笑人。

Búyào qǔxiào rén.

Don't make fun of people.

不要告诉任何人！

Búyào gàosu rènhé rén!

Please don't tell anyone!

不要告诉任何人这件事。

Búyào gàosu rènhé rén zhè jiàn shì.

Don't share this with anyone.

不要嫉妒其他人的成功。

Búyào jídù qítā rén de chénggōng.

You must not be jealous of others' success.

不要把你的责任推诿给他人。

Búyào bǎ nǐ de zérèn tuīwěi gěi tā rén.

Do not shirk your responsibilities on to others.

不要把我们的计划告诉任何人。

Búyào bǎ wǒmen de jìhuà gàosu rènhé rén.

Don't tell anyone our plan.

不要相信任何人。

Búyào xiāngxìn rènhé rén.

Do not trust anyone.

不要自己一个人走回家。

Búyào zìjǐ yí gè rén zǒu huíjiā.

Don't walk home alone.

不要让任何人进入这个房间。

Búyào ràng rènhé rén jìnrù zhège fángjiān.

Don't let anyone enter the room.

世界上许多人很饥饿。

Shìjiè shàng xǔduō rén hěn jī'è.

A lot of people are starving in the world.

世界观不同的人也能做朋友。

Shìjièguān bùtóng de rén yě néng zuò péngyou.

People with different worldviews can still be friends.

业绩好的人奖金也多。

Yèjì hǎo de rén jiǎngjīn yě duō.

People with good performance get bigger bonuses too.

东山的老虎吃人，西山的老虎也吃人

Dōngshān de lǎohǔ chī rén, Xīshān de lǎohǔ yě chī rén

the tiger on the east hill eats people, the tiger on the west hill eats people too

东西贵，加之质量差，没人买。

Dōngxi guì, jiāzhī zhìliàng chà, méi rén mǎi.

The goods are expensive and, moreover, poor in quality, so nobody buys them.

两个人可以用这张票入场。

Liǎng gè rén kěyǐ yòng zhè zhāng piào rùchǎng.

Two people can enter with this ticket.

两个人的境遇完全不同。

Liǎng gè rén de jìngyù wánquán bùtóng.

The two people's circumstances are completely different.

两个人的想法格格不入。

Liǎng gè rén de xiǎngfǎ gégébúrù.

The two of them have completely incompatible ideas.

两个人都爱上了同一个女的。

Liǎng gè rén dōu ài shàng le tóng yí gè nǚ de.

They both fell in love with the same woman.

两人之间明显存在相当大的分歧。

Liǎng rén zhījiān míngxiǎn cúnzài xiāngdāng dà de fēnqí.

It's clear that there's a rather strong disagreement between the two.

两人份自助午餐，谢谢。

Liǎng rén fèn zìzhù wǔcān, xièxie.

Two for the lunch buffet, please.

两人初次见面，却似曾相识。

Liǎng rén chūcì jiànmiàn, què sìcéngxiāngshí.

The two met for the first time, yet felt like old acquaintances.

两人并肩站在一起。

Liǎng rén bìngjiān zhàn zài yìqǐ.

These two are standing abreast.

两人成了朋友。

Liǎng rén chéng le péngyou.

The two became friends.

两人的兴趣没有交集。

Liǎng rén de xìngqù méiyǒu jiāojí.

The two of them have no overlap in their interests.

两人相识三年后结了婚。

Liǎng rén xiāngshí sān nián hòu jié le hūn.

The two married three years after they met.

两家人一同去海边玩。

Liǎng jiā rén yìtóng qù hǎibiān wán.

The two families went to the seaside together.

两家人之间多年来一直存在敌视。

Liǎng jiā rén zhījiān duōnián lái yìzhí cúnzài díshì.

There has been antagonism between the two families for many years.

中国人没有给小费的习惯。

Zhōngguórén méiyǒu gěi xiǎofèi de xíguàn.

There is no tipping culture in China.

中国人的胃最爱国了。

Zhōngguórén de wèi zuì àiguó le.

Chinese people have the most patriotic stomachs.

中国人讲究礼尚往来。

Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu lǐshàngwǎnglái.

Chinese people place importance on reciprocity in courtesy.

中暑可能会让人头晕。

Zhòngshǔ kěnéng huì ràng rén tóuyūn.

Heatstroke can make a person dizzy.

为人一条路，惹人一堵墙

wéi rén yìtiáo lù, rě rén yì dǔ qiáng

helping people makes a road; offending people makes a wall

为人处世两件宝，和为贵来忍为高

wéi rén chǔshì liǎng jiàn bǎo, hé wéi guì lái rěn wéi gāo

two treasures for dealing with people: harmony is most precious, patience is highest

为人容易做人难

wéi rén róngyì zuòrén nán

being a human is easy; being a proper person is hard

为人重晚节

wéi rén zhòng wǎnjié

in life, value your late-years integrity

为什么任何人应该感到惊喜？

Wèishénme rènhé rén yīnggāi gǎndào jīngxǐ?

Why should anyone be surprised?