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How to say “humanity” in Chinese

人类
rénlèi

humanity, mankind

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Science and technology”

“Humanity” in Chinese is 人类, rén lèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

人类 is read rén lèi: 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?”
lèi — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

人
rén — person

A picture of a walking person: two legs.

类
lèi — kind, type

On top, 米; at the bottom, 大. 人类 — “the human kind”, humanity.

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 “人类”.

Examples

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

  • 人类只有一个地球rénlèizhǐyǒuyígedìqiúHumanity has only one Earth.
  • 地球是人类共同的家园。dìqiúshìrénlèigòngtóngdejiāyuánThe Earth is the common home of humankind.
  • 人类一直在探索大自然的秘密。rénlèiyìzhízàitànsuǒdàzìrándemìmìHumanity has never stopped exploring the secrets of nature.
  • 人类不会停止探索rénlèibúhuìtíngzhǐtànsuǒHumanity will never stop exploring.
  • 消灭贫困是全人类的共同目标xiāomièpínkùnshìquánrénlèidegòngtóngmùbiāoWiping out poverty is a common goal of all humanity.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “humanity” in Chinese?

“Humanity” in Chinese is 人类, pinyin rénlèi.

What does 人类 mean?

人类 (rénlèi) means “humanity, mankind”.

How do you write 人类?

人类 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 类 (lèi) — kind, type. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 人类?

人类 is read rénlèi. Tones: rén — second tone, lèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“humanity” in the lesson “Robots and artificial intelligence”

This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. 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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