Chinese example sentences

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

人心不同，各如其面

rénxīn bùtóng, gè rúqí miàn

people's hearts differ, each like their face

人心似铁，官法如炉

rénxīn sì tiě, guānfǎrúlú

human hearts are like iron, the law of the state is like a furnace

人心换人心

rénxīn huàn rénxīn

a heart exchanged for a heart

人心都是肉长的

rénxīn dōu shì ròu zhǎng de

everyone's heart is made of flesh

人心难测，海水难量

rénxīnnáncè, hǎishuǐnánliáng

hearts are hard to fathom, seawater is hard to measure

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

人性本来就很复杂。

Rénxìng běnlái jiù hěn fùzá.

Human nature is complicated to begin with.

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.

人数不够啊！

Rénshù búgòu a!

There aren't enough people!

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

人无完人，金无足赤

rénwúwánrén, jīnwúzúchì

no person is perfect, no gold is pure red

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

人无远虑，必有近忧

rénwúyuǎnlǜ, bìyǒujìnyōu

a person without far-sighted thought will surely have trouble close at hand

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.

人正压百邪

rén zhèng yā bǎixié

an upright person overpowers a hundred evils

人死不能复生

rén sǐ bùnéng fùshēng

a dead person cannot come back to life

人死如灯灭

rén sǐ rú dēng miè

when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out

人比人，气死人

rén bǐ rén, qìsǐ rén

compare person with person and you'll die of anger

人比动物会讲话和想。

Rén bǐ dòngwù huì jiǎnghuà hé xiǎng.

Man differs from animals in that he can speak and think.

人比金钱重要。

Rén bǐ jīnqián zhòngyào.

A person is worth more than money.

人民一起抵抗外来的侵略。

Rénmín yìqǐ dǐkàng wàilái de qīnlüè.

The people resisted the foreign invasion together.

人民的困难就是我们的困难。

Rénmín de kùnnan jiùshì wǒmen de kùnnan.

The people's hardships are our hardships.

人民起来打倒了独裁者。

Rénmín qǐlai dǎdǎole dúcáizhě.

The people rose up and overthrew the dictator.

人没前后眼

rén méi qiánhòuyǎn

people have no eyes in front and behind

人活一口气

rén huó yìkǒuqì

a person lives on one breath

人活一张脸，树活一层皮

rén huó yì zhāng liǎn, shù huó yìcéng pí

a person lives for a face, a tree lives for a layer of bark

人熟是一宝

rén shú shì yì bǎo

knowing people is a treasure

人熟理不熟

rén shú lǐ bù shú

people are familiar, but principle is not familiar

人熟礼不熟

rén shú lǐ bù shú

people are familiar, but etiquette is not familiar

人生一世，草木一秋

rénshēng yíshì, cǎomù yì qiū

a person lives one lifetime, grass and trees have one autumn

人生七十古来稀

rénshēngqīshígǔláixī

a seventy-year life has been rare since ancient times

人生不会总是一帆风顺的。

Rénshēng búhuì zǒngshì yìfānfēngshùn de.

Life is not always plain sailing.

人生不是凸的。

Rénshēng bú shì tū de.

Life is not convex.

人生不读书，活着不如猪

rénshēng bù dúshū, huózhe bùrú zhū

if a person doesn't study in life, living is worse than being a pig

人生中有许多不可解的事物。

Rénshēng zhōng yǒu xǔduō bùkě jiě de shìwù.

There are many mysteries in life.

人生中能有一个知己，真不容易。

Rénshēng zhōng néng yǒu yí gè zhījǐ, zhēn bù róngyì.

It really isn't easy to have a true friend in life.

人生会继续。

Rénshēng huì jìxù.

Life goes on.

人生十分短暂。

Rénshēng shífēn duǎnzàn.

Life is very short.

人生在世，总要有目标和追求的。

Rénshēng zài shì, zǒng yào yǒu mùbiāo hé zhuīqiú de.

We must have something to live for.

人生如白驹过隙

rénshēng rú báijūguòxì

life is like a white colt passing a crack

人生就是如此。

Rénshēng jiùshì rúcǐ.

That's life.

人生总是在错过。

Rénshēng zǒngshì zài cuòguò.

Life is always a mistake.

人生总要有取舍。

Rénshēng zǒng yào yǒu qǔshě.

In life you always have to decide what to keep and what to give up.

人生是不公平的，是吧？

Rénshēng shì bù gōngpíng de, shì ba?

Life isn't fair, is it?

人生是有趣的。

Rénshēng shì yǒuqù de.

Life is fun.

人生是美好的。

Rénshēng shì měihǎo de.

Life is beautiful.

人生没有固定的终点，路还很长。

Rénshēng méiyǒu gùdìng de zhōngdiǎn, lù hái hěn cháng.

Life has no fixed end point, and the road is still long.

人生的路途还很长。

Rénshēng de lùtú hái hěn cháng.

The path of life is still long.

人生真是奇妙！

Rénshēng zhēnshi qímiào!

How strange life is!

人生能有几回搏

rénshēng néng yǒu jǐ huí bó

how many times in a life can one strive all-out

人生自古谁无死

rénshēngzìgǔshuíwúsǐ

since ancient times, who in life has not died

人生识字忧患始

rénshēng shízì yōuhuàn shǐ

in life, worries begin when one learns to read

人生里有更重要的事情。

Rénshēng lǐ yǒu gèng zhòngyào de shìqing.

There are more important things in life.

人生难得糊涂

rénshēng nándéhútú

in life it is hard to get to be muddled

人瘦尚可肥，士俗不可医

rén shòu shàngkě féi, shì súbùkěyī

a thin person can still be fattened, but a vulgar scholar cannot be cured

人的味觉主要靠舌头。

Rén de wèijué zhǔyào kào shétou.

Human gustation relies mainly on the tongue.

人的本性是善是恶，很难说。

Rén de běnxìng shì shàn shì è, hěn nánshuō.

Whether human nature is good or evil is hard to say.

人的知觉有时候会骗人。

Rén de zhījué yǒushíhou huì piànrén.

Human perception can sometimes deceive us.

人的精力是有限的，要多休息。

Rén de jīnglì shì yǒuxiàn de, yào duō xiūxi.

A person's energy is limited, so you need to rest more.

人的耐心是有极限的。

Rén de nàixīn shì yǒu jíxiàn de.

A person's patience has its limits.

人的肠很长，你知道吗？

Rén de cháng hěn cháng, nǐ zhīdào ma?

Human intestines are very long, did you know that?

人的行为不总是理性的。

Rén de xíngwéi bù zǒngshì lǐxìng de.

People don't always behave rationally.

人的身体由无数细胞组成。

Rén de shēntǐ yóu wúshù xìbāo zǔchéng.

The human body is made up of countless cells.

人直有人敬，路直有人行

rén zhí yǒurén jìng, lù zhí yǒurén xíng

an upright person is respected, a straight road is walked

人眼不藏私

rényǎn bù cángsī

human eyes hide no private thoughts

人眼是杆秤

rényǎn shì gǎnchèng

the human eye is a steelyard scale

人知道的越多，懂的就越少。

Rén zhīdào de yuè duō, dǒng de jiù yuè shǎo.

The more you know, the less you understand.