老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street syn 每人 měi rén each person / everybody / per person syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn 硕士 碩士 shuò shì master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person 高个子 高個子 gāo gè zi tall person / (of a person) tall syn 废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person / useless person syn 闲人 閒人 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place syn 辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wander syn 葫芦 葫蘆 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house 人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as 可人 kě rén pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person syn 奇人 qí rén an eccentric / odd person / person of extraordinary talent syn 急性子 jí xìng zi impetuous person / excitable person syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 蛔虫 蛔蟲 huí chóng roundworm / ascarid / (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking / a mind reader 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 多面手 duō miàn shǒu multitalented person / versatile person / all-rounder syn 通称 通稱 tōng chēng to be generally referred to (as) / generic term 有心人 yǒu xīn rén resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 总称 總稱 zǒng chēng generic term 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) syn 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc) 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 传奇人物 傳奇人物 chuán qí rén wù legendary person / legend (i.e. person) 吸着 吸著 xī zhuó sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc) 硬笔 硬筆 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes 魏晋南北朝 魏晉南北朝 wèi jìn nán běi cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui 单身贵族 單身貴族 dān shēn guì zú fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially) 伊 yī (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that syn 乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn 麻 má generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lu:3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb syn 棉 mián generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 戎 róng generic term for weapons (old) / army (matters) / military affairs syn 外心 wài xīn (of a married person) interest in a third person / (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition / (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon) syn 传抄 傳抄 chuán chāo to copy (a text) from person to person / (of a text) to be transmitted by copying syn 辩士 辯士 biàn shì eloquent person / person with rhetoric skills syn 鲌 鮊 bó culter, a generic term for cyprinid fish of genera Culter and Erythroculter 他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he / him / his / (bound form) other / another / some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2]) syn 人 rén person / people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 东西 東西 dōng xi thing / stuff / person / CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4] syn 名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 别人 別人 bié ren other people / others / other person syn 者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 员 員 yuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals syn 咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn 博士 bó shì doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician 面 麵 miàn flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 病人 bìng rén sick person / patient / invalid / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 同性恋 同性戀 tóng xìng liàn homosexuality / gay person / gay love 杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide / to murder / to kill (a person) 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 测试 測試 cè shì to test (machinery etc) / to test (a person's skill in a particular area) / a test / (computing) beta (version of software) 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 黑人 hēi rén black person / an illegal 对方 對方 duì fāng the other person / the other side / the other party syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 怪物 guài wu monster / freak / eccentric person syn 亲自 親自 qīn zì personally / in person / oneself syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 人人 rén rén everyone / every person syn 贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut / cheap person syn 年龄 年齡 nián líng (a person's) age / CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] syn 坏人 壞人 huài rén bad person / villain syn 他人 tā rén another person / sb else / other people syn 主管 zhǔ guǎn in charge / responsible for / person in charge / manager syn 材料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job syn 废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish / waste material / useless person syn 本人 běn rén I / me / myself / oneself / yourself / himself / herself / the person concerned syn 凯文 凱文 kǎi wén Kevin (person name) 胖子 pàng zi fat person / fatty syn 人选 人選 rén xuǎn choice of person / candidate syn 人士 rén shì person / figure / public figure syn 处境 處境 chǔ jìng situation (of a person) syn 收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption syn 成年人 chéng nián rén adult person syn 疼痛 téng tòng pain / (of a body part) to be painful / to be sore / to hurt / (of a person) to be in pain syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 怪人 guài rén strange person / eccentric syn 口味 kǒu wèi a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor syn 人才 rén cái talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks syn 迪克 dí kè Dick (person name) 勇士 yǒng shì a warrior / a brave person syn 负责人 負責人 fù zé rén person in charge syn 伊丽莎白 伊麗莎白 yī lì shā bái Elizabeth (person name) 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn 携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] syn 先知 xiān zhī a person of foresight / (religion) a prophet syn 