| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom) |  |
| 任何人 | rèn hé rén | anyone | |
| 阿猫阿狗 | ā māo ā gǒu | any Tom, Dick or Harry / anyone (contemptuous) | |
| 张王李赵 | Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào | anyone / Mr Average / any Tom, Dick or Harry | |
| 径自 | jìng zì | without leave / without consulting anyone |  |
| 鲜为人知 | xiǎn wéi rén zhī | rarely known to anyone (idiom) / almost unknown / secret to all but a few | |
| 有目共睹 | yǒu mù gòng dǔ | anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see | |
| 海选 | hǎi xuǎn | (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition | |
| 讳莫如深 | huì mò rú shēn | important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone! | |
| 包打天下 | bāo dǎ tiān xià | to run everything (idiom) / to monopolize the whole business / not allow anyone else to have a look in | |
| 隐衷 | yǐn zhōng | a secret / sth best not told to anyone / confidential information | |
| 无人问津 | wú rén wèn jīn | to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) | |
| 举目无亲 | jǔ mù wú qīn | to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) / not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world | |
| 病急乱投医 | bìng jí luàn tóu yī | lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis | |
| 得饶人处且饶人 | dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén | where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom) / anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible | |
| 有目共见 | yǒu mù gòng jiàn | anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see | |
| 不为人知 | bù wéi rén zhī | not known to anyone / secret / unknown | |
| 若要人不知，除非己莫为 | ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi | If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it. | |
| 穷人之声－你听到我们的倾诉了吗？ | | Voices of the poor - Can anyone hear us? | |
| 出头的椽子先烂 | chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn | lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack | |
| 好人 | hǎo rén | good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle | |
