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The Chinese word shuren - 熟人 - shúrén
(acquaintance in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
shúrén
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic transcription indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translation
acquaintance, friend
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shúrén are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 熟人 ( shuren / shúrén ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta zai Beijing you hen duo shuren.
Tā zài Běijīng yǒu hěn duō shúrén.– English translation: He has many acquaintances in Beijing.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
familiar | person
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