他人

tā rén

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Pronoun Common

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Definitions

1. another
2. sb else
3. other people

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 自己 zì jǐ 自己 zì jǐ oneself As an antonym, 自己 means 'oneself', contrasting with 'others'.: oneself

Register variants

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• 人家 rén jia 人家 rén jia other people 人家 is a more colloquial or informal way to refer to 'others' or 'someone else', often used in spoken Chinese.: other people

Related words

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• 旁人 páng rén 旁人 páng rén other people 旁人也 means 'other people' or 'bystanders', somewhat similar but less common.: other people

Synonyms

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• 别人 bié ren 别人 bié ren other people; others; other person Used similarly to 他人 to refer to 'others' or 'other people', but 他人 is more formal and often used in written or legal contexts.: other people; others; other person

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly appears in fixed expressions like 他人即地狱 (Hell is other people) or legal terms such as 侵犯他人权益 (infringe upon others' rights).

Formality

他人 is formal and typically used in written or official contexts. In casual speech, 别人 or 人家 is preferred.

Example Sentences

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请不要妨碍 他人 工作。

Please do not hinder others' work.

人要爱 他人 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5558525)

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Words Containing 他人

• 马尔他人 马尔他人 mǎ ěr tā rén: Maltese (person)

Child Words of 他人

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 他 他 tā: he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)