Word: 人 (rén)

为什么您一个人？

Wèishénme nín yí gè rén?

Why are you alone?

为什么没人喜欢她？

Wèishénme méi rén xǐhuan tā?

Why would anyone not like her?

为什么没人来我的网站呢？

Wèishénme méi rén lái wǒ de wǎngzhàn ne?

Why isn't anyone visiting my website?

为什么那么多人访问京都？

Wèishénme nàme duō rén fǎngwèn Jīngdū?

Why do so many people visit Kyoto?

为官是一时，为人是一世

wéi guān shì yìshí, wéi rén shì yíshì

being an official is for a time; being a person is for a lifetime

乱扔垃圾的人会被处罚。

Luànrēng lājī de rén huì bèi chǔfá.

People who litter will be penalized.

乱扔垃圾的人缺乏公德。

Luànrēng lājī de rén quēfá gōngdé.

People who litter lack social morality.

了解他的人都尊重他。

Liǎojiě tā de rén dōu zūnzhòng tā.

Whoever knows him well respects him.

事在人为，路在人走

shìzàirénwéi, lù zài rén zǒu

success lies in what people do; the road lies in people walking it

五个人死了。

Wǔ gè rén sǐle.

Five people died.

五人合撑一把伞，小人全靠大人遮

wǔ rén hé chēng yì bǎ sǎn, xiǎorén quán kào dàren zhē

five people share one umbrella: the small people (small people) all depend on the big people (big people) to shelter them

井淘三遍吃甜水，人从三师武艺高

jǐng táo sān biàn chī tiánshuǐ, rén cóng sān shī wǔyì gāo

clean a well three times and drink sweet water; learn from three teachers and your skill is high

亚洲人必须合作。

Yàzhōu rén bìxū hézuò.

People of Asia must work together.

交人交心，浇花浇根

jiāo rén jiāoxīn, jiāohuā jiāo gēn

to befriend, befriend the heart; to water flowers, water the roots

交朋友就要找仗义的人，对不对？

Jiāopéngyou jiùyào zhǎo zhàngyì de rén, duì bú duì?

When making friends, you should look for loyal people, right?

交遍天下友，知心有几人

jiāo biàn tiānxià yǒu, zhīxīn yǒu jǐ rén

make friends all over the world, but how many know your heart

亲不亲,故乡人

qīn bù qīn,gùxiāng rén

close or not close, (they are) people from the home town

人一走，茶就凉

rén yì zǒu, chá jiù liáng

once the person leaves, the tea goes cold

人不亲土亲，河不亲水亲

rén bù qīn tǔ qīn, hé bù qīn shuǐ qīn

people may not be close, but the soil is close; rivers may not be close, but the water is close

人不亲行亲

rén bù qīn háng qīn

people may not be close, but the trade is close

人不人，鬼不鬼

rén bù rén, guǐ bù guǐ

not human, not ghost

人不划算家不富

rén bùhuásuàn jiā bú fù

if people don't make careful calculations, the family won't get rich

人不劝不善，钟不敲不叫唤

rén bú quàn búshàn, zhōng bù qiāo bú jiàohuan

a person not urged is not good; a bell not struck does not ring

人不可忘本

rén bùkě wàngběn

a person must not forget his roots

人不在大小，马不在高低

rén bú zài dàxiǎo, mǎ bú zài gāodī

a person is not about big or small; a horse is not about tall or short

人不求人一般高

rén bùqiúrén yìbān gāo

if people don't beg from people, they are all equally tall

人不知自丑，马不知脸长

rén bùzhī zì chǒu, mǎ bùzhī liǎn cháng

people don't know their own ugliness, horses don't know their faces are long

人不知道未来可能发生什么事。

Rén bù zhīdào wèilái kěnéng fāshēng shénme shì.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.

人不辞路，虎不辞山

rén bù cí lù, hǔ bù cí shān

people don't leave the road, tigers don't leave the mountain

人串门子惹是非

rén chuànménzi rěshìfēi

people who go visiting houses stir up trouble

人争闲气一场空

rén zhēngxiánqì yìchángkōng

people fight over idle anger, and it all comes to nothing

人亲不如土亲

rén qīn bùrú tǔ qīn

relatives are not as close as one's native soil

人人生来平等。

Rén rénshēng lái píngděng.

All men are created equal.

人们都以为日本人是讲究礼貌的。

Rénmen dōu yǐwéi Rìběn rén shì jiǎngjiu lǐmào de.

Japanese people are considered to be polite.

人凭志气虎凭威

rén píng zhìqì hǔ píng wēi

people rely on ambition, tigers rely on their might

人到事中迷，就怕没人提

rén dào shì zhōng mí, jiù pà méi rén tí

people get confused in the midst of things; the fear is that nobody prompts them

人到无求品自高

rén dào wú qiú pǐn zì gāo

when a person wants nothing, his character is naturally high

人到难处才见心

rén dào nánchu cái jiàn xīn

only when people are in difficulty do you see their hearts

人前一句话，神前一炉香

rén qián yíjù huà, shén qián yì lúxiāng

a word before people, an incense burner before the gods

人勤三分巧

rén qín sānfēn qiǎo

a diligent person has three-tenths more skill

人勤地不懒

rén qín dì bù lǎn

if people are diligent, the land isn't lazy

人可以和虎狼搏斗，却无法和苍蝇争吵

rén kěyǐ hé hǔláng bódòu, què wúfǎ hé cāngying zhēngchǎo

a person can fight tigers and wolves but cannot quarrel with flies

人吃五谷生百病

rén chī wǔgǔ shēng bǎibìng

people eat the five grains and get a hundred illnesses

人各有心，心各有志

rén gè yǒuxīn, xīn gè yǒuzhì

each person has a heart, each heart has its aims

人合心，马合套儿

rén héxīn, mǎ hé tàor

people in accord of heart, horses in accord with the harness

人听甜言易上当，马踏软地易失蹄

rén tīng tiányán yì shàngdàng, mǎ tà ruǎn dì yì shī tí

people who hear sweet words are easily fooled; a horse treading soft ground easily stumbles

人和人之间沟通的方法有很多种。

Rén hé rén zhījiān gōutōng de fāngfǎ yǒu hěn duōzhǒng.

Human beings communicate in many ways.

人善被人欺，马善被人骑

rén shàn bèi rén qī, mǎ shàn bèi rén qí

a kind person gets bullied, a gentle horse gets ridden

人嘴两层皮

rén zuǐ liǎng céng pí

a person's mouth is two layers of skin

人嘴两张皮

rén zuǐ liǎngzhāngpí

a person's mouth is just two pieces of skin

人固有一死。

Rén gùyǒu yì sǐ.

All shall die.

人在世上炼，刀在石上磨

rén zài shìshàng liàn, dāo zài shí shang mó

people are tempered in the world, knives are ground on a stone

人外有人，天外有天

rén wài yǒurén, tiānwàiyǒutiān

beyond people there are people, beyond the sky there is sky

人多乱，龙多旱，鸡多不下蛋

rén duō luàn, lóng duō hàn, jī duō bú xiàdàn

many people, chaos; many dragons, drought; many hens, no eggs

人多出圣人

rén duō chū shèngrén

where there are many people, sages emerge

人多力量大，柴多火焰高

rén duō lìliang dà, chái duō huǒyàn gāo

with many people the strength is great; with much firewood the flames are high

人多，我们跟别人拼桌吧。

Rén duō, wǒmen gēn biéren pīnzhuō ba.

It's crowded, so let's share a table with other people.

人多的地方，吵闹在所难免。

Rén duō de dìfang, chǎonào zàisuǒnánmiǎn.

Where there are lots of people, noise is unavoidable.

人对金钱的执着有时会带来烦恼。

Rén duì jīnqián de zhízhuó yǒushí huì dàilái fánnǎo.

People's attachment to money can sometimes bring trouble.

人平不语，水平不流

rén píng bùyǔ, shuǐpíng bù liú

when people are treated evenly they don't complain; when water is level it doesn't flow

人应该做自己命运的主宰。

Rén yīnggāi zuò zìjǐ mìngyùn de zhǔzǎi.

People should be the masters of their own fate.

人应该明白世界在变。

Rén yīnggāi míngbai shìjiè zài biàn.

People should understand that the world is changing.

人往高处走，水往低处流

rén wǎng gāochù zǒu, shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

people go to higher places, water flows to lower places

人必自侮，而后人侮

rén bì zì wǔ, ér hòurén wǔ

a person must first insult himself, and then others insult him

人怕伤心，树怕伤根

rén pà shāngxīn, shù pà shāng gēn

people fear a wounded heart, trees fear wounded roots

人怕引诱，堤怕渗透

rén pà yǐnyòu, dī pà shèntòu

people fear temptation, dikes fear seepage

人怕揭短，龙怕揭鳞

rén pà jiēduǎn, lóng pà jiē lín

people fear having their faults exposed, dragons fear having scales pulled off

人怕理，马怕鞭

rén pà lǐ, mǎ pà biān

people fear reason, horses fear the whip

人怕笑，字怕吊

rén pà xiào, zì pà diào

people fear being laughed at, writing fears being hung up

人怕老来病

rén pà lǎo lái bìng

people fear illness in old age

人怕遇难，船怕上滩

rén pà yùnàn, chuán pà shàng tān

people fear meeting disaster, boats fear running onto shoals

人恶人怕天不怕，人善人欺天不欺

rén èrén pà tiānbúpà, rén shànrén qī tiān bù qī

if you're wicked, people fear you but heaven doesn't; if you're good, people bully you but heaven doesn't

人抬人高，水抬船高

rén tái rén gāo, shuǐ tái chuán gāo

people lifting people makes them tall; water lifting a boat makes it high

人挪活，树挪死

rén nuó huó, shù nuó sǐ

a person moved lives, a tree moved dies

人收入愈高，欲望就愈大。

Rén shōurù yù gāo, yùwàng jiù yù dà.

Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.

人无刚骨，安身不牢

rén wú gāng gǔ, ānshēn bù láo

a person without stiff bones can't settle securely

人无千日好，花无百日红

rén wú qiānrì hǎo, huāwúbǎirìhóng

people aren't good for a thousand days, flowers aren't red for a hundred days

人无害虎心，虎有伤人意

rén wúhài hǔ xīn, hǔ yǒu shāngrén yì

people have no wish to harm the tiger, but the tiger means to hurt people

人无法逃避过去。

Rén wúfǎ táobì guòqù.

A man can't escape his past.

人无百年拙

rén wú bǎinián zhuō

no one is clumsy for a hundred years

人无笑脸休开店

rén wú xiàoliǎn xiū kāidiàn

a person without a smiling face should not open a shop

人早晚会死。

Rén zǎowǎn huì sǐ.

Man will die sooner or later.

人是一种动物。

Rén shì yìzhǒng dòngwù.

Humans are animals.

人是万物之灵

rén shì wànwùzhīlíng

humans are the spirit of all things

人是唯一会使用火的动物。

Rén shì wéiyī huì shǐyòng huǒ de dòngwù.

Man is the only animal that can make use of fire.

人是唯一会说话的动物。

Rén shì wéiyī huì shuōhuà de dòngwù.

Man is the only animal that can speak.

人是地行仙

rén shì dìxíngxiān

people are earth-walking immortals

人是无价宝

rén shì wújiàbǎo

people are priceless treasure

人是活的，钱是死的

rén shì huó de, qián shì sǐ de

people are alive, money is dead

人有三灾八难

rén yǒu sānzāibānàn

people have three disasters and eight afflictions

人有两个肾，对吗？

Rén yǒu liǎng gè shèn, duì ma?

People have two kidneys, right?

人有两只脚。

Rén yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.

Man has two feet.

人有善愿，天必从之

rén yǒu shàn yuàn, tiān bì cóng zhī

if a person has a good wish, Heaven will surely grant it

人有志，竹有节

rén yǒuzhì, zhú yǒu jié

people have ambition, bamboo has joints

人有脸，树有皮

rén yǒu liǎn, shù yǒu pí

people have faces, trees have bark

人有薄技不受欺

rén yǒu bójì bú shòu qī

a person with a small skill won't be bullied

人有见面之情

rén yǒu jiànmiàn zhī qíng

people have the feeling of meeting face to face

人有隔夜之智

rén yǒu géyè zhī zhì

people have the wisdom of overnight

人有高低，货有贵贱

rén yǒu gāodī, huò yǒu guìjiàn

people have high and low, goods have expensive and cheap

人机交互是一门新学科。

Rén jī jiāohù shì yìmén xīn xuékē.

Human-computer interaction is a new field of study.