rén

FromLesson 1inHardcore Chinese

Usages of rén

这zhè　个gè　人rén　是shì　学生xuéshēng。zhè gè rén shì xuéshēng.

This person is a student.

这zhè　个gè　人rén　不bú　是shì　老师lǎoshī。zhè gè rén bú shì lǎoshī.

This person is not a teacher.

我wǒ　是shì　中国zhōngguó　人rén。wǒ shì zhōngguó rén.

你nǐ　是shì　中国zhōngguó　人rén　吗ma？nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma?

Are you Chinese?

公园Gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　银行yínháng，　门口ménkǒu　常常chángcháng　有yǒu　很hěn　多duō　人rén。Gōngyuán fùjìn yǒu yínháng, ménkǒu chángcháng yǒu hěn duō rén.

There’s a bank near the park, and there are often many people at the entrance.

今天Jīntiān　银行yínháng　门口ménkǒu　没méi　什么shénme　人rén。Jīntiān yínháng ménkǒu méi shénme rén.

There aren’t many people at the bank entrance today.

我Wǒ　觉得juéde　每个měige　人rén　都dōu　应该yīnggāi　有yǒu　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　意见yìjiàn　的de　权利quánlì。Wǒ juéde měige rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ yìjiàn de quánlì.

I think everyone should have the right to freely express their own opinions.

我Wǒ　觉得juéde　每个měige　人rén　都dōu　有yǒu　选择xuǎnzé　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　爱ài　谁shéi　的de　权利quánlì。Wǒ juéde měige rén dōu yǒu xuǎnzé zìjǐ xiǎng ài shéi de quánlì.

I think everyone has the right to choose whom they want to love.

为了Wèile　健康jiànkāng，　很多hěnduō　人rén　觉得juéde　公园gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　好hǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　常常chángcháng　去qù　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　一下yíxià。Wèile jiànkāng, hěnduō rén juéde gōngyuán fùjìn de huánjìng hěn hǎo, suǒyǐ wǎnshang chángcháng qù gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.

For their health, many people feel that the environment near the park is very good, so in the evening they often go to the park for a walk.

她tā　晚上wǎnshang　一yí　个gè　人rén　走zǒu　在zài　马路mǎlù　上shàng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害怕hàipà，　但是dànshì　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　安全ānquán。tā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.

At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.

冬天dōngtiān　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　喝hē　热rè　茶chá、　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　让ràng　人rén　觉得juéde　很hěn　温暖wēnnuǎn。dōngtiān zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ hē rè chá, tīng yīnyuè, ràng rén juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.

In winter, drinking hot tea and listening to music in a quiet room makes people feel very warm.

下雨xiàyǔ　的de　周末zhōumò　她tā　一yí　个gè　人rén　在zài　家jiā　会huì　觉得juéde　很hěn　无聊wúliáo。xiàyǔ de zhōumò tā yí gè rén zài jiā huì juéde hěn wúliáo.

On rainy weekends she feels very bored when she is at home alone.

公交站gōngjiāozhàn　旁边pángbiān　有yǒu　一yí　家jiā　超市chāoshì，　很hěn　多duō　人rén　在zài　那里nàli　买mǎi　饮料yǐnliào。gōngjiāozhàn pángbiān yǒu yí jiā chāoshì, hěn duō rén zài nàli mǎi yǐnliào.

There’s a supermarket next to the bus stop, and many people buy drinks there.

她tā　的de　眼镜yǎnjìng　丢diū　在zài　地铁dìtiě　上shàng　了le，　后来hòulái　有yǒu　人rén　帮bāng　她tā　捡jiǎn　回来huílái。tā de yǎnjìng diū zài dìtiě shàng le, hòulái yǒu rén bāng tā jiǎn huílái.

She lost her glasses on the subway, but later someone helped her pick them up and bring them back.

我wǒ　相信xiāngxìn　每měi　个gè　人rén　都dōu　应该yīnggāi　有yǒu　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　想法xiǎngfǎ　的de　权利quánlì。wǒ xiāngxìn měi gè rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ xiǎngfǎ de quánlì.

I believe everyone should have the right to freely express their own ideas.

今天jīntiān　办公室bàngōngshì　里lǐ　没méi　有yǒu　别人biérén，　我wǒ　一yí　个gè　人rén　安静ānjìng　地de　把bǎ　作业zuòyè　都dōu　做完zuòwán　了le。jīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ méi yǒu biérén, wǒ yí gè rén ānjìng de bǎ zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.

There was no one else in the office today; I quietly finished all the homework by myself.

因为yīnwèi　下雨xiàyǔ，　地铁站dìtiězhàn　外面wàimiàn　的de　公交站gōngjiāozhàn　有yǒu　很hěn　多duō　人rén　在zài　那里nàli　等děng　公交车gōngjiāochē。yīnwèi xiàyǔ, dìtiězhàn wàimiàn de gōngjiāozhàn yǒu hěn duō rén zài nàli děng gōngjiāochē.

Because it was raining, there were many people waiting for the bus at the bus stop outside the subway station.

有yǒu　人rén　帮bāng　我wǒ　把bǎ　钱包qiánbāo　捡jiǎn　回来huílái　了le。yǒu rén bāng wǒ bǎ qiánbāo jiǎn huílái le.

Someone helped me pick up my wallet and bring it back.

那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　记者jìzhě　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　问wèn　我wǒ，　为什么wèishénme　这zhè　里lǐ　的de　人rén　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　散步sànbù。nà gè niánqīng de jìzhě zài gōngyuán lǐ wèn wǒ, wèishénme zhè lǐ de rén dōu xǐhuan sànbù.

That young reporter asked me in the park why people here all like to take walks.

她tā　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　跟gēn　健康jiànkāng　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　也yě　跟gēn　每个měige　人rén　的de　兴趣xìngqù　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　所以suǒyǐ　这zhè　个gè　年轻niánqīng　记者jìzhě　想xiǎng　写xiě　一些yìxiē　文章wénzhāng。tā juéde zhè gè wèntí gēn jiànkāng yǒu guānxi, yě gēn měige rén de xìngqù yǒu guānxi, suǒyǐ zhè gè niánqīng jìzhě xiǎng xiě yìxiē wénzhāng.

She thinks this question is related to health and also to each person’s interests, so this young reporter wants to write some articles.

他tā　说shuō　最zuì　重要zhòngyào　的de　不bú　是shì　礼物lǐwù　多duō　贵guì，　而是érshì　送sòng　礼物lǐwù　的de　人rén。tā shuō zuì zhòngyào de bú shì lǐwù duō guì, érshì sòng lǐwù de rén.

He says what matters most is not how expensive the gift is, but the person who gives it.

夏天xiàtiān　的de　晚上wǎnshang，　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　不bù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　在zài　开kāi　着zhe　空调kōngtiáo　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ，　而是érshì　想xiǎng　出来chūlái　散步sànbù。xiàtiān de wǎnshang, gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén bù xiǎng yìzhí zài kāi zhe kōngtiáo de fángjiān lǐ, érshì xiǎng chūlái sànbù.

On summer evenings, many people in the park don’t want to stay in air‑conditioned rooms; instead, they want to come out for a walk.

这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?

This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?

我wǒ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　不bù　完wán　这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo，　你nǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　吃chī　吧ba。wǒ yígè rén chī bù wán zhè kuài dàngāo, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī ba.

I can’t finish this piece of cake by myself; eat it together with me.

那nà　家jiā　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　音乐yīnyuè　放fàng　得de　很hěn　大dà，　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　也yě　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　太tài　吵chǎo。nà jiā tǐyùguǎn yīnyuè fàng de hěn dà, yǒu rén juéde hěn yǒuyìsi, yě yǒu rén juéde tài chǎo.

In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.

我wǒ　觉jué得de　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　空气kōngqì　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　晚上wǎnshang　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　家jiā　附近fùjìn　好hǎo　多duō。wǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bú tài hǎo, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén wǎnshang qù gōngyuán sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ jiā fùjìn hǎo duō.

I think the air in this city isn’t very good, so many people go for walks in the park at night, saying the air there is much better than near home.

有些yǒuxiē　观众guānzhòng　是shì　年轻niánqīng　人rén，　也yě　有yǒu　带dài　孩子háizi　来lái　的de　爸爸bàba　妈妈māma。yǒuxiē guānzhòng shì niánqīng rén, yě yǒu dài háizi lái de bàba māma.

Some audience members are young people, and there are also moms and dads who bring their children.

很多hěnduō　年轻niánqīng　人rén　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　看kàn到dào　她tā　的de　画huà，　觉得juéde　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。hěnduō niánqīng rén zài wǎngzhàn shàng kàndào tā de huà, juéde hěn yǒuyìsi.

Many young people see her paintings on the website and find them very interesting.

楼下lóuxià　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　人rén　太tài　多duō，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　楼上lóushàng　找zhǎo　一yí　个gè　地方dìfang　坐zuò下xià。lóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.

There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.

我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bú　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bú nàme yōngjǐ.

My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.

大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　以后yǐhòu，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　工作gōngzuò，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　回huí　郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.

After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.

今天jīntiān　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　有yǒu　很hěn　多duō　人rén，　很hěn　拥挤yōngjǐ。jīntiān gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén, hěn yōngjǐ.

There are many people in the park today; it’s very crowded.

公园gōngyuán　里边lǐbian　有yǒu　很多hěnduō　人rén　在zài　散步sànbù。gōngyuán lǐbian yǒu hěnduō rén zài sànbù.

There are many people taking a walk inside the park.

我wǒ　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听不见tīngbùjiàn　外面wàimiàn　的de　人rén　说话shuōhuà。wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ tīngbùjiàn wàimiàn de rén shuōhuà.

When I’m in my room, I can’t hear the people outside talking.

现在Xiànzài　很多hěnduō　人rén　在zài　网上wǎngshàng　学xué　中文zhōngwén，　参加cānjiā　各种gèzhǒng　中文zhōngwén　课程kèchéng。Xiànzài hěnduō rén zài wǎngshàng xué zhōngwén, cānjiā gèzhǒng zhōngwén kèchéng.

Nowadays many people study Chinese online and take all kinds of Chinese courses.

老师Lǎoshī　说shuō，　这zhè　个gè　小组xiǎozǔ　的de　每měi　个gè　人rén　都dōu　要yào　为wèi　自己zìjǐ　的de　部分bùfen　负责fùzé。Lǎoshī shuō, zhè gè xiǎozǔ de měi gè rén dōu yào wèi zìjǐ de bùfen fùzé.

The teacher said that everyone in this group must be responsible for their own part.

每个měige　人rén　对duì　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　都dōu　有yǒu　自己zìjǐ　的de　看法kànfǎ。měige rén duì zhè jiàn shìqíng dōu yǒu zìjǐ de kànfǎ.

Each person has their own opinion about this matter.

这zhè　次cì　考试kǎoshì　至少zhìshǎo　要yào　写xiě　三十sānshí　个gè　句子jùzi，　很多hěnduō　人rén　最后zuìhòu　写xiě　了le　超过chāoguò　四十sìshí　个gè　句子jùzi。zhè cì kǎoshì zhìshǎo yào xiě sānshí gè jùzi, hěnduō rén zuìhòu xiě le chāoguò sìshí gè jùzi.

For this exam you have to write at least thirty sentences; many people ended up writing more than forty.

今天jīntiān　医院yīyuàn　的de　人rén　不bù　多duō，　我wǒ　很hěn　快kuài　就jiù　挂上号guàshànghào　了le。jīntiān yīyuàn de rén bù duō, wǒ hěn kuài jiù guàshànghào le.

There weren’t many people at the hospital today, so I got registered very quickly.

如果Rúguǒ　家里jiāli　没有méiyǒu　人rén，　我wǒ　就jiù　去qù　邮局yóujú　签收qiānshōu　包裹bāoguǒ。Rúguǒ jiāli méiyǒu rén, wǒ jiù qù yóujú qiānshōu bāoguǒ.

If no one is home, I'll go to the post office to sign for the package.

她tā　上shàng　网课wǎngkè　的de　时候shíhou　总是zǒngshì　戴dài　着zhe　耳机ěrjī，　所以suǒyǐ　旁边pángbiān　的de　人rén　听不见tīngbujiàn　老师lǎoshī　的de　声音shēngyīn。tā shàng wǎngkè de shíhou zǒngshì dài zhe ěrjī, suǒyǐ pángbiān de rén tīngbujiàn lǎoshī de shēngyīn.

When she attends online classes, she always wears earphones, so the people next to her can’t hear the teacher’s voice.

她tā　第一次dìyīcì　一yí　个gè　人rén　去qù　旅游lǚyóu　的de　时候shíhou，　心里xīnli　很hěn　紧张jǐnzhāng，　可是kěshì　最后zuìhòu　一切yíqiè　都dōu　很hěn　顺利shùnlì。tā dìyīcì yí gè rén qù lǚyóu de shíhou, xīnli hěn jǐnzhāng, kěshì zuìhòu yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.

The first time she traveled alone, she was very nervous, but in the end everything went smoothly.

这家zhèjiā　店diàn　的de　人rén　很hěn　有礼貌yǒulǐmào，　一yí　进门jìnmén　就jiù　笑xiào　着zhe　跟gēn　我们wǒmen　说shuō　“你好nǐhǎo”。zhèjiā diàn de rén hěn yǒulǐmào, yí jìnmén jiù xiào zhe gēn wǒmen shuō “nǐhǎo".

The people in this shop are very polite; as soon as you walk in, they smile and say “hello” to us.

这zhè　个gè　房东fángdōng　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　可是kěshì　她tā　说shuō　押金yājīn　不能bùnéng　太tài　晚wǎn　给gěi。zhè gè fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, kěshì tā shuō yājīn bùnéng tài wǎn gěi.

This landlord is very nice, but she said the deposit can’t be paid too late.

她tā　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　她tā。tā rén hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan tā.

She is very nice, and everyone likes her.

房东fángdōng　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　如果rúguǒ　住zhù　得de　舒服shūfu，　我wǒ　就jiù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　租下去zūxiàqu。fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, wǒ jiù xiǎng yìzhí zūxiàqu.

The landlord is very nice; if it’s comfortable to live there, I want to keep renting it.

今天jīntiān　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　人rén　很hěn　少shǎo。jīntiān gōngyuán lǐ rén hěn shǎo.

There are few people in the park today.

医生yīshēng　能néng　救jiù　人rén。yīshēng néng jiù rén.

Doctors can save people.

这zhè　两liǎng　个gè　人rén　是shì　兄弟xiōngdì。zhè liǎng gè rén shì xiōngdì.

These two people are brothers.

一yí　个gè　人rén　晚上wǎnshang　出去chūqù　很hěn　危险wēixiǎn。yí gè rén wǎnshang chūqù hěn wēixiǎn.

Going out alone at night is dangerous.

车铃chēlíng　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　响xiǎng，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　路口lùkǒu　有yǒu　人rén。chēlíng zhīsuǒyǐ xiǎng, shì yīnwèi lùkǒu yǒu rén.

The reason the bicycle bell rings is that there are people at the intersection.

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