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人物
rénwù
1. person
2. character (in a play, novel etc)
3. protagonist
4. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶
物
wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (14)

小人物
xiǎorénwù
nonentity
二号人物
èrhàorénwù
second best person
人物描写
rénwùmiáoxiě
portrayal
代表人物
dàibiǎorénwù
representative individual (of a school of thought)
传奇人物
chuánqírénwù
legendary person
公众人物
gōngzhòngrénwù
public figure
反面人物
fǎnmiànrénwù
negative character
政治人物
zhèngzhìrénwù
political figure
历史人物
lìshǐrénwù
historical person
花边人物
huābiānrénwù
smooth talker
灵魂人物
línghúnrénwù
key figure
头面人物
tóumiànrénwù
leading figure
显赫人物
xiǎnhèrénwù
a famous person
风云人物
fēngyúnrénwù
the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)

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