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等闲之人
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等闲之人

等闲之人 — “An ordinary or unimportant person”

等闲之人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ordinary or unimportant person”. A person of no consequence or significance. Literally, “ordinary person”.

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等闲之人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

等闲之人 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
等
děng12wait, equal, class, etc
闲
xián7idle, at leisure
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 等闲之人

这件大事只有核心成员才能参与讨论,等闲之人是不能随便插手的。
Only core members can participate in the discussion of this major event; unimportant people cannot casually interfere.

Idioms Related to 等闲之人

Synonyms of 等闲之人

  • děng等xián闲zhī之bèi辈an ordinary person of no importance

More idioms starting with 等

  • děng等jià价jiāo交huàn换equal value exchange
  • děng等jià价lián连chéng城equally priceless
  • děng等yīn因fèng奉cǐ此go through the motions
  • děng等lǐ礼xiāng相kàng亢treat each other as equals
  • děng等mǐ米xià下guō锅waiting for money to buy food
  • děng等ér而shàng上zhī之to rise to a higher level
  • děng等ér而xià下zhī之progressively worse or inferior
  • děng等shēn身zhù著zuò作voluminous body of work
  • děng等liàng量qí齐guān观treat as equals despite differences
  • děng等xián闲rén人wù物insignificant ordinary people
  • děng等xián闲shì视zhī之treat as unimportant

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Questions about 等闲之人

What does 等闲之人 mean?

等闲之人 (děng xián zhī rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ordinary or unimportant person”.

How do you pronounce 等闲之人?

等闲之人 is pronounced děng xián zhī rén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 等闲之人 literally mean?

Literally, 等闲之人 means “ordinary person”. It is used to mean “an ordinary or unimportant person”.

What is the Chinese definition of 等闲之人?

等闲:寻常,一般。无足轻重的寻常人

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