Chinese Conversation · Level 67
89 words
Chinese word
人情
Pronunciation
Pinyinrén qíng
Meaning
- nounhuman kindness
Example
他很讲人情，常帮朋友忙。tā hěn jiǎng rén qíng cháng bāng péng yǒu máng
He shows human kindness and often helps his friends.
More examples
在小区里，邻居们互相照应，这里还有浓厚的人情味。zài xiǎo qū lǐ lín jū men hù xiāng zhào yìng zhè lǐ hái yǒu nóng hòu de rén qíng wèi
In the neighborhood, neighbors help one another, and there is a strong sense of human warmth here.
Core concept
The warmth and help that pass between people through personal feeling and sympathy.
Common phrases
讲人情jiǎng rén qíng
show human kindness
人情味rén qíng wèi
human warmth
欠人情qiàn rén qíng
owe someone a favor
Similar words
关心guān xīn: Care and attention directed toward another person's well-being.
同情tóng qíng: Sympathy for someone in a painful or difficult situation.
友情yǒu qíng: Warm affection and closeness between friends.
义气yì qì: Loyalty toward friends or companions, shown by helping and standing by them.
Definition in Chinese
指人与人之间的感情和同情，也指基于这种感情而产生的关心与帮助。zhǐ rén yǔ rén zhī jiān de gǎn qíng hé tóng qíng yě zhǐ jī yú zhè zhǒng gǎn qíng ér chǎn shēng de guān xīn yǔ bāng zhù
Word origin
人情 (rénqíng, "human feeling") combines 人 (rén, "person") + 情 (qíng, "feeling"), naming the feeling between people that can lead to personal help.
Usage tips
- In conversation, this word can describe goodwill carried through a relationship, so it fits situations where social ties matter more than a one-time act of assistance.
Other meanings
- human warmthnoun
- favornoun
Opposites
- 冷血lěng xuècold-bloodednessnoun
Related words
- 人情味rén qíng wèihuman warmthnoun
- 人情世故rén qíng shì gùsocial savvyidiom
- 人情冷暖rén qíng léng nuǎnthe warmth and coldness of human relationshipsidiom