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来人 (lái rén) — (noun) messenger; person sent on a mission; (noun) arrivals; people who come

Definition

来人 (láirén) is a formal/literary term for a messenger or person sent to handle a task — rarer in everyday speech than 派个人去 or 来的人. In business or official writing it often means an arriving party, counterpart, or intermediary.

noun
messengerperson sent on a missionarrivalspeople who come

Examples

  • 来人。
    Tā shì běi jīng lái de lái rén.
    He is a messenger from Beijing.
  • 来人。
    lái rén Yǐ jīng děng hòu zài mén kǒu le.
    The messenger is already waiting at the door.
  • 来人。
    Xū yào pài lái rén qù lián xì duì fāng.
    We need to send someone to contact the other party.
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