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世人

shìrén

people of the world; the public

A crowd gathers around an announcement board on a square
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Characters in this word

世 shì

Strokes
5
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 世

人 rén

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

Example phrases

  • 他的发现一经公布,便引起世人的广泛关注。 Tā de fāxiàn yì jīng gōngbù, biàn yǐnqǐ shìrén de guǎngfàn guānzhù. Once his discovery was announced, it drew widespread attention from the public.
  • 这项新的技术成果很快被世人知晓。 Zhè xiàng xīn de jìshù chéngguǒ hěn kuài bèi shìrén zhīxiǎo. This new technological achievement soon became known to the world.
  • 各人的想法不同,世人看法也不一样。 Gèrén de xiǎngfǎ bùtóng, shìrén kànfǎ yě bù yíyàng. People have individual thoughts, and public opinions also differ.

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