(rén rén) - everyone, everybody, each person in Mandarin

rénrén

Traditional: 人人

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Translation

everyone, everybody, each person

Word origin

A reduplication of 人 (rén, person), where doubling the character generalises it to every individual.

Origin: compound
Root: 人 (rén, person) reduplicated

Stroke order

人

Examples

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Everyone likes holidays.

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Everybody loves the food here.

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Everyone has their own dream.

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Everyone is equal before the law.

环huán境jìng。

Everybody should look after the environment.

人人 (rén rén) means everyone, formed by reduplicating the character for person. The doubling turns a single noun into a sweeping reference to all people.

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This word is part of lesson 37.