"Person" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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西 dōng xi thing / stuff / person / CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
 rén wù person / character (in a play, novel etc) / protagonist / CL:個|个[ge4]
 rén shì person / figure / public figure
 rén shēn person / personal / human body
 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as
 bié ren other people / others / other person
 shēn tǐ the body / one's health / CL:具[ju4],個|个[ge4] / in person
 rén cái talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks
 duì fāng counterpart / other person involved / opposite side / other side / receiving party
 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 běn rén I / me / myself / oneself / yourself / himself / herself / the person concerned
 qīng nián youth / youthful years / young person / the young
 fù zé rén person in charge
 zhǔ guǎn in charge / responsible for / person in charge / manager
 Huá rén ethnic Chinese person or people
 zhàn zhǎng person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc
 shū kù a store room for books / fig. an erudite person / the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus
 bìng rén sick person / patient / invalid / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes
 qīn zì personally / in person / oneself
 fǎ rén legal person / corporation / see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2]
 shuò shì master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person
 guài wu monster / freak / eccentric person
 jí pǐn best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities
 tóng háng person of the same profession / of the same trade, occupation or industry
 dà hàn big person / the great Han dynasty
 rén rén everyone / every person
 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
 měi rén each person / everybody / per person
 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams
 zhēn rén a real person / Daoist spiritual master
 Rì běn rén Japanese person or people
 Měi guó rén American / American person / American people / CL:個|个[ge4]
 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
 xiá kè chivalrous person / knight-errant
 shén xiān Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person
 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen
 kǒng lóng dinosaur / CL:頭|头[tou2] / (old) (slang) ugly person
 fù háo rich and powerful person
 dà wáng king / magnate / person having expert skill in something
 rén xuǎn choice of person / candidate
 suí shēn to (carry) on one's person / to (take) with one
 jūn zǐ nobleman / person of noble character
 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname)
 yī bān rén average person
 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
 pàng zi fat person / fatty
 fù wēng rich person / millionaire / billionaire
 xiāng jiàn to see each other / to meet in person
 hú li fox / fig. sly and treacherous person
 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street
访 zhuān fǎng to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) / special interview / special report based on such an interview
 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18)
 cán jí rén disabled person
 yǒng shì a warrior / a brave person
 tóng xìng liàn homosexuality / gay person / gay love
 huài rén bad person / villain
 shēn jià social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc)
 cóng yè rén yuán employee / person employed in a trade or profession
 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person
 fèi wù rubbish / waste material / useless person
 gāo rén very able person
 xué shì bachelor's degree / person holding a university degree
 mó wáng devil king / evil person
 hēi rén black person / an illegal
 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light
 lǎo huà to age (of person or object) / becoming old
 cháng rén ordinary person
 fù rén rich person / the rich
 zhuān rén specialist / person appointed for specific task
 zhī shi fèn zǐ intellectual / intelligentsia / learned person
 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list
 cán jí disabled / handicapped / deformity on a person or animal
 fán rén ordinary person / mortal / earthling
 yǒu qián rén rich person / the rich
 rén xiàng likeness of a person (sketch, photo, sculpture etc)
 yè zhě dealer / trader / person or company engaged in some industry or trade
 zé rèn rén responsible person / coordinator
 chéng nián rén adult person
 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent
 xiǎo Rì běn (derog.) Japanese person / Jap
 kě rén pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person
 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc)
 yī rén (literary) that person (usually female) / she / one's intended
 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism)
 hǎo hàn hero / strong and courageous person / CL:條|条[tiao2]
 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
 qīng nián rén young person / the young
 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person
 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption
 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wander
 yě rén a savage / uncivilized person / (old) commoner
 qīn lín to go in person
 Yīng guó rén British person / British people
 wěi rén great person
 yìng pìn zhě person taking a job / job applicant / CL:位[wei4]
 Dé guó rén German person or people
 zhǎng zhě senior / older person
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