How to say “man-made” in Chinese
man-made, human-caused
“Man-made” in Chinese is 人为, rén wéi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人为 is read rén wéi: 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.
Its second reading is wéi, “be, do”.
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 “人为”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人为. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次事故是人为造成的zhècìshìgùshìrénwéizàochéngdeThis accident was caused by human error.
- 很多人为灾区捐款。hěnduōrénwèizāiqūjuānkuǎnMany people donate money to the disaster areas.
- 后人为了纪念他修建了这座塔hòurénwèilejìniàntā,xiūjiànlezhèzuòtǎTo honor his memory, later generations built this pagoda.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “man-made” in Chinese?
“Man-made” in Chinese is 人为, pinyin rénwéi.
What does 人为 mean?
人为 (rénwéi) means “man-made, human-caused”.
How do you write 人为?
人为 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 为 (wèi) — for, for the sake of. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人为?
人为 is read rénwéi. Tones: rén — second tone, wéi — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“man-made” in the lesson “Use less, emit less”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” 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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