(mǒu rén) - someone, a certain person, somebody in Mandarin
mǒurénTraditional: 某人
Translation
someone, a certain person, somebody
Word origin
A compound of the indefinite determiner 某 (mǒu, certain, some) and 人 (rén, person), referring to an unnamed individual.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 某 (mǒu, a certain) + 人 (rén, person)
Stroke order
某
人
Examples
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I heard that a certain person secretly told the teacher.
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This must have been done deliberately by someone.
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In the letter she did not name a certain person.
笔。
A certain person owes me a sum of money.
灯。
Would somebody please turn off the light.
某人 (mǒu rén) means someone or a certain person, often used when the speaker knows but deliberately does not name the individual. It is more pointed and discreet than the plainer 有人.
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