大人

dà ren · da ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. adult
  2. grownup
  3. title of respect toward superiors

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2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)孩(hái)的(de)体(tǐ)温(wēn)一(yì)般(bān)比(bǐ)大(dà)人(ren)的(de)要(yào)高(gāo)。

Children generally have a higher body temperature than adults.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衣(yī)服(fu)对(duì)大(dà)人(ren)来(lái)说(shuō)太(tài)小(xiǎo)了(le)。

This piece of clothing is too small for an adult.

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