Chinese word

人们

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén men

Meaning

  • pronouneveryone

Example

人们都说这个菜好吃。rén men dōu shuō zhè ge cài hǎo chī

Everyone says this dish is delicious.

Illustration for 人们 (everyone)

More examples

周末，人们喜欢去公园散步。zhōu mò rén men xǐ huān qù gōng yuán sàn bù

On weekends, everyone likes to go for walks in the park.

Core concept

Many people viewed together as one broad human group.

Common phrases

  • 人们都说rén men dōu shuō

    everyone says

  • 人们知道rén men zhī dào

    everyone knows

  • 人们喜欢rén men xǐ huān

    everyone likes

Similar words

他们tā men: Refers to other people as a group, excluding the speaker and listener.
大家dà jiā: Refers to everyone in a shared group, including the listener, in a friendly conversational way.

Definition in Chinese

表示许多人或一般人，泛指一群人或社会上的人，常用作句子主语来陈述普遍情况。biǎo shì xǔ duō rén huò yì bān rén fàn zhǐ yì qún rén huò shè huì shàng de rén cháng yòng zuò jù zi zhú yǔ lái chén shù pǔ biàn qíng kuàng

Word origin

人们 (rénmen, "people") combines 人 (rén, "person") with 们 (men, "plural marker for people"), so a single-person word becomes a reference to many people as a group.

Usage tips

  • This word suits general statements about people, whereas a sentence about a particular group often names that group instead of using a broad human subject.

Other meanings

  • crowdnoun

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