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人物

rén wù
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)
  2. 2. character (in a play, novel etc)
  3. 3. figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting)

Words Containing 人物

人物描写
rén wù miáo xiě

portrayal

风云人物
fēng yún rén wù

the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)

小人物
xiǎo rén wù

nonentity

历史人物
lì shǐ rén wù

historical person

政治人物
zhèng zhì rén wù

political figure

花边人物
huā biān rén wù

smooth talker

二号人物
èr hào rén wù

second best person

传奇人物
chuán qí rén wù

legendary person

显赫人物
xiǎn hè rén wù

a famous person

灵魂人物
líng hún rén wù

key figure

反面人物
fǎn miàn rén wù

negative character

代表人物
dài biǎo rén wù

representative individual (of a school of thought)

公众人物
gōng zhòng rén wù

public figure

头面人物
tóu miàn rén wù

leading figure

Child Words of 人物

人
rén

person; people

物
wù

thing