人物 (rénwù) means Figure (characters - [in a play]). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这本小说的 人物 很生动。
Zhè běn xiǎoshuō de rénwù hěn shēngdòng.
The characters in this novel are vivid.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人物
他是历史上的重要 人物 。
Tā shì lìshǐ shàng de zhòngyào rénwù.
He is an important figure in history.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人物
这是我的私 人物 品。
Zhè shì wǒ de sīrén wùpǐn.
These are my personal belongings.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 私人
请把镜头的焦点对准 人物 。
Qǐng bǎ jìngtóu de jiāodiǎn duìzhǔn rénwù.
Please focus the lens on the person.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 焦点
他是这支队伍的灵魂 人物 。
Tā shì zhè zhī duìwu de línghún rénwù.
He is the soul of this team.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 灵魂
这个故事里他是个反面 人物 。
Zhège gùshi lǐ tā shì ge fǎnmiàn rénwù.
In this story he is the negative character.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反面
这个 人物 形象塑造得很丰满。
Zhège rénwù xíngxiàng sùzào de hěn fēngmǎn.
This character is drawn as a very full and rounded figure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丰满
他先勾出 人物 的轮廓再上色。
Tā xiān gōu chū rénwù de lúnkuò zài shàngsè.
He sketches the figure's outline first and then adds colour.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 轮廓
她的笔记本上画满了卡通 人物 。
Tā de bǐjìběn shang huà mǎn le kǎtōng rénwù.
Her notebook is covered with cartoon characters.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 卡通
这部小说塑造了一个鲜活的 人物 。
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō sùzào le yí ge xiānhuó de rénwù.
This novel creates a vivid character.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 塑造
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How is 人物 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 人物 (rénwù, "Figure (characters - [in a play])"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 人物 an HSK word?
Yes — 人物 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 人物?
The dictionary page for 人物 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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