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The Chinese word zhuren - 主人 - zhǔrén
(host in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhǔrén
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English translations
host, master
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhǔrén are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 主人 ( zhuren / zhǔrén ) ⓘ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).
Zhuren reqing de zhaodaile women.
Zhǔrén rèqíng de zhāodàile wǒmen.– English translation: The host received us warmly.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
master | person
主人 ( zhuren / zhǔrén ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 457)
主人 ( zhuren / zhǔrén ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 457)
More words that mean host in Chinese
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