人士 (rén shì) — person (formal, used in compounds and set phrases to indicate a figure or personage of a specific category)
Definition
A formal, written word meaning 'person' in a category (e.g. 政府人士, 有关人士). It refers to people by role, not fame — use 人物 for important figures or literary characters.
noun
person (formal, used in compounds and set phrases to indicate a figure or personage of a specific category)
Measure word · 位
Easily confused
Examples
- 人士。Gè jiè rén shì dōu cān jiā le zhè cì huì yì.People from all walks of life attended this meeting.
- 人士。Yí wèi zhèng fǔ rén shì jiē shòu le jì zhě de cǎi fǎng.A government figure accepted an interview with reporters.
- 人士。Yǒu guān rén shì duì cǐ shì fā biǎo le kàn fǎ.Relevant parties expressed their views on this matter.
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