B1 · Grammar reference
Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
When referring to other people, we can use both the words 人家 (rénjia) and 别人 (biérén). But 人家 has additional grammatical uses which we will explore in this article.
- Keywords
- 人家 · 别人
- Used for
- Describing people · Expressing attitude
- Classification
- HSK6
Examples (9)
我不在乎人家怎么说。
别人怎么想我怎么知道？
那是人家的事，你管那么多干嘛？
因为人家喜欢你啊。
讨厌！老是拿人家开玩笑。
你快给人家道歉。
你看人家多聪明！
这个小区有多少户人家？
村子里现在只剩十户人家了。
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