Word: 人 (rén)

她是个很坦率的人。

Tā shì gè hěn tǎnshuài de rén.

She has a very open personality.

她是个很感性的人，容易哭。

Tā shì gè hěn gǎnxìng de rén, róngyì kū.

She is a very emotional person and cries easily.

她是个很无聊的人。

Tā shì gè hěn wúliáo de rén.

She is a very boring person.

她是个很有成就的人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu chéngjiù de rén.

She is a very successful woman. (person)

她是俄罗斯人。

Tā shì Éluósī rén.

She is Russian.

她是单亲，一个人带孩子。

Tā shì dānqīn, yí gè rén dài háizi.

She is a single parent and raises her child alone.

她是喂我们的狗的人。

Tā shì wèi wǒmen de gǒu de rén.

She is the one who feeds our dog.

她是巴西人。

Tā shì Bāxī rén.

She's Brazilian.

她是怎样的人呢？

Tā shì zěnyàng de rén ne?

What kind of person is she?

她是日本人吗？

Tā shì Rìběn rén ma?

Is she Japanese?

她是美国人，但在英国居住。

Tā shì Měiguórén, dàn zài Yīngguó jūzhù.

She is American, but she lives in England.

她比其他人都漂亮。

Tā bǐ qítā rén dōu piàoliang.

She was more beautiful than all the others.

她没有照顾她的人。

Tā méiyǒu zhàogu tā de rén.

She has no one to take care of her.

她父亲是日本人。

Tā fùqīn shì Rìběn rén.

Her father is Japanese.

她爹是日本人。

Tā diē shì Rìběn rén.

Her father is Japanese.

她警告了他不要一个人去。

Tā jǐnggào le tā búyào yí gè rén qù.

She warned him not to go alone.

她警告他晚上不要一个人出去。

Tā jǐnggào tā wǎnshang búyào yí gè rén chūqù.

She warned him not to go out at night alone.

她说阅读能让人平静。

Tā shuō yuèdú néng ràng rén píngjìng.

She said reading can calm a person.

她请人占卜明年的运气。

Tā qǐng rén zhānbǔ míngnián de yùnqi.

She asked someone to tell her fortune for next year.

她那么努力地学习，真让人敬佩！

Tā nàme nǔlì de xuéxí, zhēn ràng rén jìngpèi!

She studies so hard, which is truly admirable!

好人不常恼，恼了不得了

hǎo rén bù cháng nǎo, nǎo le bùdéle

a good person doesn't often get angry; once angry, it's terrible

好人多难，好事多磨

hǎo rén duōnàn, hǎoshìduōmó

good people have many hardships, good things take much grinding

好人总有好报

hǎo rén zǒng yǒu hǎo bào

a good person always has a good reward

好官易做，好人难做

hǎo guān yì zuò, hǎo rén nán zuò

a good official is easy to be; a good person is hard to be

好成绩不是聪明人的专利。

Hǎo chéngjì bú shì cōngming rén de zhuānlì.

Good grades aren't the exclusive privilege of smart people.

好汉不打抄手人

hǎohàn bù dǎ chāoshǒu rén

a good man doesn't strike someone with folded arms

好的音乐能激发人的想象力。

Hǎo de yīnyuè néng jīfā rén de xiǎngxiànglì.

Good music can stimulate people's imagination.

好话传仨人，有头少了身；坏话传仨人，有叶又有根

hǎohuà chuán sā rén, yǒu tóu shǎole shēn; huàihuà chuán sā rén, yǒu Yè yòu yǒu gēn

good words passed through three people have a head but lose the body; bad words passed through three people have leaves as well as roots

如今很多人用手机付钱。

Rújīn hěn duō rén yòng shǒujī fùqián.

Nowadays many people pay with their phones.

妇女也是人。

Fùnǚ yě shì rén.

Women are people.

娃娃鱼上树，横看竖看都不是人

wáwayú shàng shù, héng kàn shù kàn dōu bú shì rén

a giant salamander climbing a tree: from every angle it's not a person

婴儿潮那一代人快退休了。

Yīng'ércháo nà yídài rén kuài tuìxiūle.

The baby boom generation is about to retire.

孔子认为，仁就是爱人。

Kǒngzǐ rènwéi, rén jiùshì ài ren.

Confucius held that humaneness means loving others.

孤僻的人也需要朋友。

Gūpì de rén yě xūyào péngyou.

Reclusive people need friends too.

孩子们很爱听女娲造人的故事。

Háizimen hěn ài tīng nǚwā zào rén de gùshi.

The children love listening to the story of Nüwa creating humans.

孩子的回答让全家人哄堂大笑。

Háizi de huídá ràng quánjiā rén hōngtángdàxiào.

The child's answer had the whole family roaring with laughter.

孩子还小，别让他一个人拿菜刀。

Háizi hái xiǎo, bié ràng tā yí gè rén ná càidāo.

The child is still small, so don't let him hold a kitchen knife alone.

宁为太平犬，莫作离乱人

nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, mò zuò líluàn rén

better a dog in peacetime than a person in a time of chaos

宁在人前全不会，不在人前会不全

nìng zài rén qián quán búhuì, bú zài rén qián huì bù quán

better to say you know nothing before others than to know things only partially

宁失一人喜，不结千人怨

nìng shī yì rén xǐ, bù jié qiān rén yuàn

better to lose one person's pleasure than earn a thousand people's resentment

宁给饥人一口，不送富人一斗

nìng gěi jī rén yìkǒu, bú sòng fùrén yì dǒu

better to give a hungry person a mouthful than to send a rich man a bushel

宁跟明白人打一架，不跟糊涂人说句话

nìng gēn míngbáirén dǎ yí jià, bù gēn hútu rén shuō jù huà

better to fight a sensible person than say a word to a muddled one

它是人的天性。

Tā shì rén de tiānxìng.

It's human nature.

安炸弹的人还没抓到。

Ān zhàdàn de rén hái méi zhuā dào.

The person who planted the bomb hasn't been caught.

官不打送礼人

guān bù dǎ sònglǐ rén

officials don't beat the one who brings a gift

官大一级压死人

guān dà yìjí yāsǐ rén

one rank higher in office crushes a person to death

实验组有多少人参加？

Shíyànzǔ yǒu duōshǎo rén cānjiā?

How many people took part in the experimental group?

害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无

hàirén zhī xīn bùkě yǒu, fáng rén zhī xīn bùkě wú

the heart to harm others must not exist; the heart to guard against others must not be absent

家不和，被人欺

jiā bù hé, bèi rén qī

if the family is not in harmony, outsiders bully it

家是每个人最温暖的归宿。

Jiā shì měige rén zuì wēnnuǎn de guīsù.

Home is everyone's warmest place to return to.

家有千口，主事一人

jiā yǒu qiān kǒu, zhǔ shì yì rén

a family of a thousand mouths has one person in charge

家里人一起吃了晚饭。

Jiālǐ rén yìqǐ chīle wǎnfàn.

The family ate dinner together.

家里有没有人？

Jiālǐ yǒuméiyǒu rén?

Is anybody home?

家里的事都得他一个人扛。

Jiālǐ de shì dōu de tā yí gè rén káng.

He has to shoulder all the family's problems by himself.

对什么人，说什么话

duì shénme rén, shuō shénme huà

to whatever person, say whatever words

对他人要友善。

Duì tā rén yào yǒushàn.

Be kind to others.

对待失意人，别说得意事

duìdài shīyì rén, biéshuō déyì shì

when dealing with a disappointed person, don't speak of your successes

对爱吵架的人，我敬而远之。

Duì ài chǎojià de rén, wǒ jìng'éryuǎnzhī.

I keep my distance from people who like to argue.

对素不相识的人，要小心一点。

Duì sùbùxiāngshí de rén, yào xiǎoxīn yìdiǎn.

You should be a bit careful with people you don't know at all.

对聪明人说话，一语即足。

Duì cōngming rén shuōhuà, yì yǔ jí zú.

A word is enough to a wise man.

对迟到的人，学校将予以处分。

Duì chídào de rén, xuéxiào jiāng yǔyǐ chǔfèn.

The school will impose a penalty on those who are late.

小说里的诸葛亮聪明过人。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de Zhūgě Liàng cōngmingguò rén.

The Zhuge Liang in the novel is exceptionally clever.

屋子里有很多人。

Wūzi lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.

There are many people in the house.

屋顶漏水了，请人来修。

Wūdǐng lòushuǐ le, qǐng rén lái xiū.

The roof is leaking, so get someone to come and fix it.

山中常有千年树，世上少有百岁人

shān zhōngcháng yǒu qiānnián shù, shìshàng shǎoyǒu bǎisuì rén

in the mountains there are often thousand-year trees, in the world there are few hundred-year-old people

山有百草，人有百性

shān yǒu bǎicǎo, rén yǒu bǎi xìng

a mountain has a hundred kinds of grass, people have a hundred natures

山水画，没人

shānshuǐhuà, méi rén

a landscape painting: no people

山要绿化，人靠文化

shān yào lǜhuà, rén kào wénhuà

mountains need greening, people rely on education

山高自有客行路，水深自有渡人船

shān gāo zìyǒu kè xínglù, shuǐshēn zìyǒu dù rén chuán

if the mountain is high, travellers will find a path; if the water is deep, there will be a ferry

岁月不饶人

suìyuè bù ráo rén

the years spare no one

巧人惯说藏头话

qiǎo rén guàn shuō cáng tóu huà

clever people are used to speaking with the head hidden

差人见钱，猫鼠同眠

chāi rén jiàn qián, māoshǔtóngmián

when a runner sees money, cat and mouse sleep together

已经没人来拜访我了。

Yǐjīng méi rén lái bàifǎng wǒ le.

No one comes to visit me anymore.

市场里卖假药的人被查处了。

Shìchǎng lǐ mài jiǎyào de rén bèi cháchǔle.

The people selling fake medicine in the market were investigated and punished.

帮人帮到底，救人救个活

bāng rén bāng dàodǐ, jiù rén jiù ge huó

help a person to the end; save a person so they live

干屎抹不到人身上

gān shǐ mǒ búdào rén shēnshang

dry dung can't be smeared on a person

平时肯帮人，急时有人帮

píngshí kěn bāng rén, jí shí yǒurén bāng

help others in ordinary times, and others will help you in an emergency

年年有储存，荒年不慌人

nián nián yǒu chǔcún, huāngnián bù huāng rén

store up every year, and a famine year won't panic you

年底奖金要看每个人的绩效。

Niándǐ jiǎngjīn yào kàn měige rén de jìxiào.

The year-end bonus depends on each person's performance.

年纪不饶人

niánjì bù ráo rén

age does not spare people

庄子为何要人返璞归真？

Zhuāngzǐ wèihé yào rén fǎnpúguīzhēn?

Why did Zhuangzi want people to return to their natural state?

店门口来买票的人络绎不绝。

Diàn ménkǒu lái mǎipiào de rén luòyìbùjué.

People keep coming to buy tickets at the door of the shop.

弓硬弦常断，人强祸必随

gōng yìng xián cháng duàn, rén qiáng huò bì suí

a stiff bow often snaps its string; a man too strong will meet disaster

张飞卖秤砣，人强货也硬

Zhāng Fēi mài chèngtuó, rén qiáng huò yě yìng

Zhang Fei selling steelyard weights: the man is strong and the goods are solid

弯木要过墨，横人要过理

wān mù yàoguò mò, hèng rén yàoguò lǐ

bent timber must be run along the ink line; unreasonable people must be run through reason

当代人的生活节奏很快。

Dāngdài rén de shēnghuó jiézòu hěn kuài.

The pace of life in the contemporary era is fast.

当时只有三人。

Dāngshí zhǐyǒu sān rén.

There was only three people at that time.

很不幸，没有人在身边。

Hěn búxìng, méiyǒu rén zài shēnbiān.

Unfortunately, there was no one around.

很多人不知道怎么做。

Hěn duō rén bù zhīdào zěnme zuò.

A lot of people don't know how to do that.

很多人住在我们的附近。

Hěn duō rén zhù zài wǒmen de fùjìn.

There are many people living near us.

很多人依旧失踪。

Hěn duō rén yījiù shīzōng.

Many people are still missing.

很多人做梦。

Hěn duō rén zuòmèng.

Many people dream.

很多人在战争中被杀。

Hěn duō rén zài zhànzhēng zhōng bèi shā.

Many people were killed in the war.

很多人开网店做生意。

Hěn duō rén kāi wǎngdiàn zuòshēngyì.

Many people run online shops to do business.

很多人无法理解黑客们的行为。

Hěn duō rén wúfǎ lǐjiě hēikèmen de xíngwéi.

Many people cannot understand the way hackers behave.

很多人相信因果报应。

Hěn duō rén xiāngxìn yīnguǒbàoyìng.

Many people believe in karma.

很多人相信死后会有复活。

Hěn duō rén xiāngxìn sǐ hòu huì yǒu fùhuó.

Many people believe there will be a resurrection after death.

很多人认为成功就是拥有很多钱。

Hěn duō rén rènwéi chénggōng jiùshì yōngyǒu hěn duō qián.

Many people think that success means having a lot of money.

很多人认为新闻自由非常重要。

Hěn duō rén rènwéi xīnwénzìyóu fēicháng zhòngyào.

Many people think freedom of the press is very important.

很多人认识他。

Hěn duō rén rènshi tā.

Very many people know him.