How to say “other people” in Chinese
other people
“Other people” in Chinese is 别人, bié rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
别人 is read bié rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 刂 “knife”.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “别人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 别人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这件事别告诉别人zhèjiànshìbiégàosubiérénDon't tell anyone else about this.
- 你可以向别人问路。nǐkěyǐxiàngbiérénwènlùYou can ask other people for directions.
- 他一生都在帮助别人。tāyìshēngdōuzàibāngzhùbiérénHe has spent his whole life helping others.
- 别把密码告诉别人biébǎmìmǎgàosubiérénDon't tell anyone your password.
- 即使别人不支持我也要试一下jíshǐbiérénbùzhīchí,wǒyěyàoshìyíxiàEven if others don't back me, I'm still going to give it a try.
- 不管别人怎么说我都支持你bùguǎnbiérénzěnmeshuō,wǒdōuzhīchínǐNo matter what others say, I support you.
More words from the lesson “You, me and everyone else”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “other people” in Chinese?
“Other people” in Chinese is 别人, pinyin biérén.
What does 别人 mean?
别人 (biérén) means “other people”.
How do you write 别人?
别人 is 2 characters: 别 (bié) — don't; other; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 别人?
别人 is read biérén. Tones: bié — second tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“other people” in the lesson “You, me and everyone else”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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