Today’s word of the day is 人 (rén) which is a noun that means person. Let’s practice making words, phrases, and sentences with 人 (rén).
人民 (rénmín) People
The first word is 人民 (rénmín) which means ‘people’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 人民群众是历史的创造者。(Rénmín qúnzhòng shì lìshǐ de chuàngzào zhě.) People are the creators of history.
人类 (rénlèi) Human
Another word we can create with 人 (rén) is 人类 (rénlèi). This means ‘human’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 人 means human, and 类 means kind, so literally humankind. A way of using it in a sentence is 人类应该珍惜地球资源。(Rénlèi yīnggāi zhēnxī dìqiú zīyuán.) Humans should cherish the Earth's resources.
人员 (rényuán) Personnel / Staff
Finally, we can create the word 人员 (rényuán) which means personnel or staff. A way of using it in a sentence is 王经理将负责公司的人员安排。(Wáng jīnglǐ jiāng fùzé gōngsī de rényuán ānpái.) Manager Wang will be responsible for the company’s personnel arrangements.