人士

rén shì
HSK 6
person, figure, public figure
noun

Example Sentences

他是一位有名的政治人士。
tāshì yīwèi yǒumíng de zhèngzhì rénshì 。
He is a famous political figure.
这个城市需要一些有影响力的商业人士来投资。
zhègè chéngshì xūyào yīxiē yǒu yǐngxiǎng lì de shāngyè rénshì lái tóuzī 。
This city needs some influential business figures to invest.
在会议上，有很多知名人士参加了讨论。
zài huìyì shàng ， yǒu hěnduō zhīmíngrénshì cānjiā le tǎolùn 。
Many well-known figures attended the discussion at the conference.

Individual Characters

HSK 1
人rén
man, person, people
士shì
member of the senior ministerial class (old)

Words with similar meanings

人物rénwù
personage
This term also refers to a person but can imply a more notable or historical figure.
名人míngrén
celebrity
This term refers to a person who is famous, often in the entertainment industry.

Homophones

Words Starting With 人

人民币rén mín bì
Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY)
人事rén shì
human affairs; ways of the world; consciousness of the world; what is humanly possible; personnel matters; sexual awareness; sexual passion; facts of life
人口rén kǒu
population
人员rén yuán
staff; crew; personnel
人才rén cái
a person's talent; talented person; distinguished person; a talent (worth head-hunting); person's looks; an attractive woman; used interchangeably with 人材

Words Ending With 士

博士bó shì
doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.
硕士shuò shì
master's degree; learned person
女士nǚ shì
"lady; madam
绅士shēn shì
gentleman

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