大人
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
大人 (dàren) · adult
大人 (dàren) means “adult; grown-up”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 大人 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
孩子们和大人都来了。Háizimen hé dàren dōu lái le.Both the children and the adults came.
这本书是给大人看的吗？Zhè běn shū shì gěi dàren kàn de ma?Is this book for adults?
Questions about 大人
What does 大人 mean?
大人 (dàren) means “adult; grown-up”.
How do you pronounce 大人?
大人 is pronounced dàren.
Which HSK level is 大人?
大人 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
Learn 大人 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.