人们
HSK 2 (2021)
人们 (rénmen) · people
人们 (rénmen) means “people”. It is written with 2 characters: 人 (person) + 们 (plural suffix). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 人们 is built
The characters
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
们 men · plural suffix
What 们 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 门 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
人们都很喜欢他。Rénmen dōu hěn xǐhuan tā.People all like him very much.
过年的时候人们都回家。Guònián de shíhou rénmen dōu huíjiā.At New Year, people all go home.
Questions about 人们
What does 人们 mean?
人们 (rénmen) means “people”.
How do you pronounce 人们?
人们 is pronounced rénmen.
Which HSK level is 人们?
人们 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 男人nánrénman
- 女人nǚrenwoman
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 大人dàrenadult
- 好人hǎoréngood person
Learn 人们 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.