该人 (gāi rén) — that person (formal, used in legal or official contexts)
Definition
Formal/official term for 'that person (aforementioned)'. Read as 该 + 人, often used in legal and administrative writing to refer back to someone already named. Synonymous in everyday speech with 那个人, but 该人 is restricted to formal written contexts.
noun
that person (formal, used in legal or official contexts)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 该人。gāi rén Yǐ jīng bèi jǐng chá dài zǒu le.That person has already been taken away by the police.
- 该人2020。gāi rén Yú 2020 nián rù zhí běn gōng sī.That person joined our company in 2020.
- 该人。Qǐng què rèn gāi rén de shēn fèn xìn xī.Please confirm that person's identity information.
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