别人

bié ren

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Pronoun Very common

Definitions

1. other people; others; other person

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 自己 zì jǐ 自己 zì jǐ oneself Oneself, as opposed to others: oneself

Register variants

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• 他人 tā rén 他人 tā rén another Formal or written contexts: another

Related words

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• 人家 rén jia 人家 rén jia other people Colloquial reference to others or a specific person: other people

Synonyms

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• 旁人 páng rén 旁人 páng rén other people Emphasizes outsiders or onlookers: other people

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 帮助 (help), 关心 (care for), or 打扰 (disturb), e.g., 帮助别人 (help others).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 别人 (other people) with 别 (don't). 别人 is a two-syllable pronoun.

Example Sentences

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不要泄露 别人 的秘密。

Do not divulge other people's secrets.

不要讥笑 别人 的错误。

Don't sneer at others' mistakes.

他对 别人 要求很过分。

His demands on others are excessive.

我不在意 别人 怎么说。

I don't care what others say.

他总爱挖苦 别人 ，大家都不喜欢他。

He always likes to make sarcastic remarks about others, so nobody likes him.

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Words Containing 别人

• 别人牵驴你拔橛子 别人牵驴你拔橛子 bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi: lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
• 吃别人嚼过的馍不香 吃别人嚼过的馍不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng: lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)

Child Words of 别人

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 别 别 biè: to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
• 别 别 bié: to leave