How to say “human body” in Chinese
human body
“Human body” in Chinese is 人体, rén tǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人体 is read rén tǐ: 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
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 本 “basis”.
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 “人体”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人体. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中医认为，人体需要平衡。zhōngyīrènwéi,réntǐxūyàopínghéngChinese medicine holds that the human body needs balance.
- 有些植物对人体有害yǒuxiēzhíwùduìréntǐyǒuhàiSome plants are harmful to humans.
- 人体的构造非常复杂。réntǐdegòuzàofēichángfùzáThe structure of the human body is very complex.
- 人体是由无数细胞组成的。réntǐshìyóuwúshùxìbāozǔchéngdeThe human body is made up of countless cells.
More words from the lesson “Chinese medicine”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “human body” in Chinese?
“Human body” in Chinese is 人体, pinyin réntǐ.
What does 人体 mean?
人体 (réntǐ) means “human body”.
How do you write 人体?
人体 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 体 (tǐ) — body. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人体?
人体 is read réntǐ. Tones: rén — second tone, tǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“human body” in the lesson “Chinese medicine”
This word is from the topic “Health” 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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