人情味 (rén qíng wèi) — human touch; warmth; humane feeling | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the warm, caring quality a person, place, or service shows toward others — care that feels personal rather than impersonal. Often used in 有 / 没有 to praise or criticize someone's attitude.

noun

human touchwarmthhumane feeling

Examples

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Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn suī rán bú dà, dàn hěn yǒu rén qíng wèi.
This small shop may not be big, but it has a lot of warmth.
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Tā shì yí gè hěn yǒu rén qíng wèi de rén, zǒng shì bāng bié rén.
He is a person with a lot of human touch — he always helps others.
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Zhè ge xiǎo qū guǎn lǐ yuán tè bié yǒu rén qíng wèi, duì měi gè zhù hù dōu hěn guān xīn.
This neighborhood manager has a lot of warmth; he cares about every resident.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

人情human feelings

人rénhuman情qíngfeeling

偏正Modifier + head

味wèiquality

人情 for human feeling and 味 for a quality combine to mean warmth.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng情qíng

Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口未味

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

未

未wèi味wèi

Same sound today

味 combines 口 (mouth) with 未, which gives the sound wèi; the mouth part relates to taste.

Appears in

Emotions & Feelings

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