大人
dàrén
(polite) Your Excellency; lord (form of address for officials or elders)
Every meaning
dàrén
- (polite) Your Excellency; lord (form of address for officials or elders)
dàren
- adult; grown-up
In a sentence
这部电影孩子和大人都喜欢。
Both children and adults like this movie.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
大人都用筷子，杰克也用筷子。
一般是大人给孩子。
为什么中国人过年要给红包？ · Why do Chinese people give red envelopes? · HSK 4
他七岁的时候，就跟大人一样懂事，特别喜欢看书，看起书来，连饭都忘了吃。
Its characters
Words with 大
Words with 人
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).