Chinese

人物

/ɻən³⁵ u⁵¹/
figure; personage
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese物 “thing, matter”
    • meaningChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”
    • soundChinese勿 “do not; don't”

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