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(dà rén) - adult, grown-up in Mandarin

rén

Traditional: 大人

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Translation

adult, grown-up

Word origin

The word 大人 combines 大 'big' with 人 'person', literally 'big person', meaning an adult or grown-up. 人 is a pictograph of a standing human figure in profile.

Origin
compound
Root
大 (dà, big) + 人 (rén, person)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 大

Stroke order for 人

Examples

Adults and children both come.

I'm already an adult.

The adult world is complicated.

Adults, please be quiet.

He wants to grow up quickly.

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This word is part of lesson 14.