人 rén
“person; people”
nounHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Measure word 个 · 位
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
人 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 170: 人 rén — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 84
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 人
人 means "person" or "people" and is one of the most basic nouns in Chinese. It is used alone for people in general, and it also combines with numbers and measure words (一个人, 三个人) or with other words to name types of people (中国人, 大人).
例句Example sentences
- 这里有很多人。zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.There are many people here.
- 他是中国人。tā shì zhōng guó rén.He is Chinese.
- 我们班有三十个人。wǒ men bān yǒu sān shí gè rén.There are thirty people in our class.