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巨人

jùrén

giant; great figure

A friendly giant steps over a river beside a tiny house
Memory picture

Characters in this word

巨 jù

Strokes
4
Radical
匚 — box
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 巨

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 在人工智能领域,他被许多人视为开创时代的巨人。 Zài réngōng zhìnéng lǐngyù, tā bèi xǔduō rén shìwéi kāichuàng shídài de jùrén. In the field of artificial intelligence, many people regard him as a giant who opened a new era.
  • 故事里的巨人一步就能跨过一条河。 Gùshi lǐ de jùrén yí bù jiù néng kuàguò yì tiáo hé. The giant in the story can cross a river in a single step.
  • 他在科学上是个巨人,在生活中却很谦虚。 Tā zài kēxué shàng shì gè jùrén, zài shēnghuó zhōng què hěn qiānxū. He is a giant in science, yet very modest in everyday life.

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