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主人

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zhǔ rén

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Definitions

  1. 1. master
  2. 2. host
  3. 3. owner

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名從 主人 。
Source: Tatoeba.org

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Words Containing 主人

主人公
zhǔ rén gōng

hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist

主人翁
zhǔ rén wēng

master (of the house)

名从主人
míng cóng zhǔ rén

(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use

女主人
nǚ zhǔ rén

hostess

女主人公
nǚ zhǔ rén gōng

heroine (of a novel or film)

打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén

lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)

Child Words of 主人

主
zhǔ

owner

人
rén

person; people

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