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人人 (rén rén) — everyone, everybody

Definition

Bound form meaning 'everyone / everybody' — must combine with a verb, e.g. 人人都, 人人平等. Each 人 is pronounced separately (rén rén), not as a third-tone sandhi word.

bound form
everyoneeverybody

Examples

  • 人人。
    rén rén Dōu yǒu mèng xiǎng.
    Everyone has dreams.
  • ，人人。
    Zài zhè ge gōng sī, rén rén píng děng.
    In this company, everyone is equal.
  • 人人。
    rén rén Yīng gāi zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ.
    Everyone should obey the law.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

人rénperson
人rénperson

人 means person, and the repetition gives the sense of every person.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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