人物

rén wù · ren wu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)
  2. character (in a play, novel etc)
  3. (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)比(bǐ)较(jiào)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)神(shén)秘(mì)一(yì)点(diǎn)的(de)人(rén)物(wù)。

I always liked mysterious characters more.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by human600 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)人(rén)物(wù)才(cái)会(huì)有(yǒu)一(yí)辈(bèi)子(zi)不(bù)改(gǎi)变(biàn)的(de)性(xìng)格(gé)。

Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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