Learn Words That Describe People in Chinese
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Learn the most important nouns and adjectives describing people in Chinese, so that you can easily describe individuals – whether it’s their age, gender, or behavior in Mandarin.
Learn words describing people in Chinese. This list with real audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.
人
person
商店里只有一个人。
There is only one person in the shop.
名字
first name
你的名字叫什么？
What’s your name?
性别
gender
我看不出这个人的性别。
I can’t see the gender of this person.
女
female
对面走来了一男一女。
A man and a woman came across.
男
male
对面走来了一男一女。
A man and a woman came across.
小姐
lady / miss
李小姐明天会来公司。
Miss Li will come to the company tomorrow.
男生
boy
我们班有20个男生。
There are 20 boys in our class.
年龄
age
他的年龄不小了。
He is not young anymore.
大人
adult
你现在是大人了。
You are an adult now.
孩子
child
他的孩子都很优秀。
His children are excellent.
小朋友
kids
小朋友们都很开心。
The children are very happy.
老
old
年轻
young
现在的年轻人都离不开手机。
Young people today are inseparable from mobile phones.
朋友
friend
他是我的好朋友。
He’s my good friend.
好友
buddy
这是我在上海交的第一个好友。
This is the first friend I made in Shanghai.
友情
friendship
友情和爱情哪个更重要？
Which is more important, friendship or love?
友谊
friendship
祝我们的友谊地久天长。
May our friendship last forever.
漂亮
pretty
美丽
beautiful
这里的风景很美丽。
完美
perfect
世界上没有完美的人。
There is no perfect person in the world.
团队
team
成功要靠团队。
Success depends on the team.
社会
society
社会发展越来越快。
Social development is getting faster and faster.
人类
humanity / mankind
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