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(bié rén) - other people, others, someone else in Mandarin

biérén

Traditional: 別人

Line drawing of 别人
Coloured illustration of 别人
HSK 3
#330 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

other people, others, someone else

Word origin

A two-character word: 别 'other' (a bone element with the knife radical 刂) plus 人 'person' (a pictograph of a standing figure). Together 别人 means other people or others.

Origin
compound
Root
别 (other) + 人 (person, pictograph)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 别

Stroke order for 人

Examples

Other people's opinions are also important.

What other people think doesn't matter.

Give the opportunity to someone else.

Mind less of other people's business.

He always helps other people.

别人 (bié rén) - other people, others, someone else.

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This word is part of lesson 7.