How to say “blind person” in Chinese
blind person
“Blind person” in Chinese is 盲人, máng rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
盲人 is read máng 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
Below, 目 “eye”; on top, 亡 wáng “lose”: lost sight. 亡 also hints at the reading, as in 忙 máng.
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 “盲人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 盲人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 盲人的听觉往往特别好。mángréndetīngjuéwǎngwǎngtèbiéhǎoBlind people often have especially sharp hearing.
More words from the lesson “Sight and hearing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “blind person” in Chinese?
“Blind person” in Chinese is 盲人, pinyin mángrén.
What does 盲人 mean?
盲人 (mángrén) means “blind person”.
How do you write 盲人?
盲人 is 2 characters: 盲 (máng) — blind; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 盲人?
盲人 is read mángrén. Tones: máng — second tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blind person” in the lesson “Sight and hearing”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. 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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