How to say “talented people” in Chinese

人才
réncái

talented people, talent

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Learning and Language”

“Talented people” in Chinese is 人才, rén cái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

人才 is read rén cái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

rén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
cái — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

人
rén — person

A picture of a walking person: two legs.

才
cái — only; talent

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 “人才”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 人才. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 优秀人才不断涌现yōuxiùréncáibúduànyǒngxiànTalented people keep emerging one after another.
  • 人才对企业的发展至关重要réncáiduìqǐyèdefāzhǎnzhìguānzhòngyàoTalent is crucial to a company's development.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “talented people” in Chinese?

“Talented people” in Chinese is 人才, pinyin réncái.

What does 人才 mean?

人才 (réncái) means “talented people, talent”.

How do you write 人才?

人才 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 才 (cái) — only; talent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 人才?

人才 is read réncái. Tones: rén — second tone, cái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“talented people” in the lesson “Talents and Skills”

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