时人 (shí rén) — contemporaries
Definition
Literary/archival term for 'people of the same era' — almost always used when discussing how a historical figure was viewed during their own lifetime, not people alive today. Reads as formal written Chinese; in modern speech use 同时代的人.
noun
contemporaries
Examples
- 时人。shí rén Duì tā de gòng xiàn jǐ yǔ gāo dù píng jià.Contemporaries gave high praise to his contributions.
- 时人。Zhè wèi zuò jiā de zuò pǐn shòu dào dāng shí shí rén de xǐ ài.This writer's works were loved by people of the time.
- 时人。shí rén De jì zǎi shì yán jiū lì shǐ de zhòng yào zī liào.Records by contemporaries are important materials for studying history.
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