Before we look up the people related words in Chinese, let me ask you a question. Do you know the population in China? The current population of China is 1,451,038,579 as of August 13, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. It is a crazy amount! China’s population is equivalent to 18.47% of the total world population. China ranks number 1 in the list of countries, which means you are making the right decision to learn Chinese. An enormous population equals enormous markets and opportunities, right?
People Related Words in Chinese 1
| Simplify | China | Traditional | Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 行人 | xíngrén | 行人 | xíngrén | Passanger | 행인 | 行人 |
| 人口 | rénkǒu | 人口 | rénkǒu | Population | 인구 | 人口 |
| 亿 | yì | 億 | yì | Hundred million | 억 | 億 |
| 人们 | rénmen | 人們 | rénmen | People | 사람들 | 人々 |
| 人数 | rénshù | 人數 | rénshù | Number of people | 사람 수 | 人数 |
| 好人 | hǎorén | 好人 | hǎorén | Good guy | 좋은 사람 | 好い人 |
| 坏人 | huàirén | 壞人 | huàirén | Bad guy | 나쁜 사람 | 悪人 |
| 爱人 | àirén | 愛人 | àirén | Husband or wife | 남편/아내 | 夫/妻 |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péngyou | 老朋友 | lǎo péngyǒu | Old friend | 오랜 친구 | 古い友達 |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | 自己 | zìjǐ | Myself | 자기 | 自分 |
| 咱 | zán | 咱 | zán | We; us | 우리(들) | 私たち |
| 咱们 | zánmen | 咱們 | zánmen | We; us | 우리(들) | 私たち |
Examples
愛人/爱人 àirén
This word in China means husband or wife, but in Taiwan, it means lover (not girlfriend or boyfriend)
這位是我先生 (Taiwan)
这位是我爱人 (China)
Zhè wèi shì wǒ xiānshēng. (Taiwan)
Zhè wèi shì wǒ àirén. (China)
This is my husband.
Difference between 咱, 咱們/咱们, and 我們/我们
咱zán and 咱們/咱们zánmen has no difference.
我們/我们wǒmen: Sometimes not including the listener.
咱zán and 咱們/咱们zánmen: Always include the listener and speaker.
我們老家的水果最好吃了！
我们老家的水果最好吃了！
Wǒmen lǎojiā de shuǐguǒ zuì hǎochī le！
We have the best fruit in our hometown!
(Listeners and speakers may not be from the same hometown.)
咱(們)老家的水果最好吃了！
咱(们)老家的水果最好吃了！
Zán(men) lǎojiā de shuǐguǒ zuì hǎochī le！
We have the best fruit in our hometown!
(Listeners and speakers must be from the same hometown.)
People Related Words in Chinese 2
| Simplify | China | Traditional | Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 大家 | dàjiā | 大家 | dàjiā | Everyone | 다들 | 皆 |
| 个子 | gèzi | 個子 | gèzi | Height | 체격 | 体格 |
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | 留學生 | liúxuéshēng | Student studying abroad; returned student | 유학생 | 留学生 |
| 旅客 | lǚkè | 旅客 | lǚkè | Traveller | 여행자 | 旅客 |
| 游客 | yóukè | 遊客 | yóukè | Tourist | 관광객 | 観光客 |
| 明星 | míngxīng | 明星 | míngxīng | Star | 스타 | スター |
| 全家 | quánjiā | 全家 | quánjiā | Whole family | 전 가족 | 家族全員 |
| 全身 | quánshēn | 全身 | quánshēn | Whole body | 전신 | 全身 |
| 全体 | quántǐ | 全體 | quántǐ | Whole people | 전체 | 全体 |
Examples
我爸爸的個子不太高
我爸爸的个子不太高
Wǒ bàba de gèzi bú tài gāo.
My father is not very tall.
我們全家都愛吃辣
我们全家都爱吃辣
Wǒmen quánjiā dōu ài chī là.
My whole family loves spicy food.
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