别人 bié ren
“other people; others; other person”
pronounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 別人
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
别人 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 532: 别人 biérén — Level 3; official annotation 3 (代). PDF page 93
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 别人
别人 means "other people" or "others" and always refers to people, never to things. It is a pronoun that usually acts as the subject or object, or comes before 的 to mean "other people's". A typical pattern is 别人都… or 别人的 + noun.
例句Example sentences
- 不要随便用别人的东西。bú yào suí biàn yòng bié rén de dōng xi.Don't use other people's things without asking.
- 别人都走了，你怎么还不走？bié rén dōu zǒu le, nǐ zěn me hái bù zǒu?Everyone else has left — why are you still here?
- 他不太喜欢跟别人说话。tā bú tài xǐ huan gēn bié rén shuō huà.He doesn't really like talking to other people.