Sentence #6064651 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 主人 is built
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主zhǔowner
丶dot · zhǔ
王king · wáng
Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.
人rénperson; people
人 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA person walking, seen from the side: two legs.
How to write 主人
主 5 strokes · 人 2 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 主人 (zhǔrén). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
主人 (zhǔrén) means “master” or “host”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhǔrén: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then rén with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 主人 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuren with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主人 from the suggestions. Typing zhuren into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主人 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
人rén2nd tone, rising
