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有人

yǒu rén
Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. someone
  2. 2. people
  3. 3. anyone
  4. 4. there is someone there
  5. 5. occupied (as in restroom)

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Example Sentences

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有人 在街上发传单。
Someone is handing out leaflets on the street.
有人 冒充警察诈骗钱财。
Someone impersonated a police officer to swindle money.
有人 在喊你的名字。
Someone is calling your name.
有人 在河里大声呼救。
Someone is loudly calling for help in the river.
有人 在这件事里搞鬼。
Someone is playing tricks in this matter.

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Words Containing 有人

人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān

in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)

大有人在
dà yǒu rén zài

there are plenty of such people

天外有天，人外有人
tiān wài yǒu tiān , rén wài yǒu rén

see 人外有人，天外有天[rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān]

后继有人
hòu jì yǒu rén

to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

有人情
yǒu rén qíng

humane

有人想你
yǒu rén xiǎng nǐ

Bless you! (after a sneeze)

没有人烟
méi yǒu rén yān

uninhabited

Child Words of 有人

人
rén

person; people

有
yǒu

to have; there is