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describing others, we can use the word 人家 (rénjia) or 别人 (biérén). But 人家 also has other grammatical uses, which we will explore in this article. <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> == Contents == <span class="toctoggle"> [[[#|hide]]] </span> </div> * [[#Both_can_mean_.22others.22|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Both can mean "others"</span>]] * [[#Multiple_Meanings|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Multiple Meanings</span>]] ** [[#.E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22I.22_or_.22me.22|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">人家 as "I" or "me"</span>]] ** [[#.E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22him.22_or_.22her.22|<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">人家 as "him" or "her"</span>]] ** [[#.E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22residents.22|<span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">人家 as "residents"</span>]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]] ** [[#Books|<span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Books</span>]] ** [[#Dictionaries|<span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Dictionaries</span>]] </div> == <span id="Both_can_mean_.22others.22" class="mw-headline">Both can mean "others"</span> == 人家 and 别人 both refer to others besides the speaker and the listener. However, 人家 is more colloquial. 人家 and 别人 are interchangeable in these sentences below. <div class="liju"> * 我 不 在乎 ''人家'' 怎么 说 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ bù zàihu ''rénjia'' zěnme shuō.</span><span class="trans">I don't care about what other people say.</span> * ''别人'' 怎么 想 我 怎么 知道 ？<span class="pinyin">''Biérén'' zěnme xiǎng wǒ zěnme zhīdào?</span><span class="trans">How could I possibly know what other people are thinking?</span> * 那 是 ''人家'' 的 事 ，你 管 那么 多 干嘛 ？<span class="pinyin">Nà shì ''rénjia'' de shì, nǐ guǎn nàme duō gàn ma?</span><span class="trans">That's other people's business. Why do you care so much?</span> </div> == <span id="Multiple_Meanings" class="mw-headline">Multiple Meanings</span> == === <span id=".E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22I.22_or_.22me.22" class="mw-headline">人家 as "I" or "me"</span> === 人家 can be used to refer to yourself, and it is often used this way by women, giving it a sort of girly, shy, tender feeling. <div class="liju"> * 因为 ''人家'' 喜欢 你 啊 。<span class="pinyin">Yīnwèi ''rénjia'' xǐhuan nǐ a.</span><span class="trans">Because I like you!</span> * 讨厌 ！老是 拿 ''人家'' 开玩笑 。<span class="pinyin">Tǎoyàn! Lǎo shì ná ''rénjia'' kāiwánxiào.</span><span class="trans">You are so annoying! You're always making fun of me.</span> </div> === <span id=".E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22him.22_or_.22her.22" class="mw-headline">人家 as "him" or "her"</span> === 人家 can also refer to someone previously referred to (in the context of the conversation or body of text) or it can refer to a certain someone that both the speaker and listener know. <div class="liju"> * 你 快 给 ''人家'' 道歉 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kuài gěi ''rénjia'' dàoqiàn.</span><span class="trans">Apologize to them now.</span> * 你 看 ''人家'' 多 聪明 ！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kàn ''rénjia'' duō cōngming!</span><span class="trans">Look how smart he is!</span> </div> === <span id=".E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22residents.22" class="mw-headline">人家 as "residents"</span> === 人家 can also refer to households. In this case, it's pronounced as "rénjiā." 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