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Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
Used for
[Describing
people](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_people),
[Expressing
attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
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Keywords
[人家](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%BA%E5%AE%B6),
[别人](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%88%AB%E4%BA%BA)
Contents
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- [1 Both can
mean "others"](#Both_can_mean_.22others.22 "wikilink")
- [2 Multiple
Meanings](#Multiple_Meanings "wikilink")
- [2.1 人家
as "I" or
"me"](#.E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22I.22_or_.22me.22 "wikilink")
- [2.2 人家
as "him" or
"her"](#.E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22him.22_or_.22her.22 "wikilink")
- [2.3 人家
as
"residents"](#.E4.BA.BA.E5.AE.B6_as_.22residents.22 "wikilink")
- [3 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [3.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [3.2
Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")
- 我 不 在乎 *人家* 怎么 说 。I don't care about
what other people say.
- *别人* 怎么 想 我 怎么 知道 ？How could I
possibly know what other people are thinking?
- 那 是 *人家* 的 事 ，你 管 那么 多 干嘛 ？That's other people's business. Why do
you care so much?
Multiple Meanings
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### 人家 as "I" or "me"
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.
- 因为 *人家* 喜欢 你 啊 。Because I like you!
- 讨厌 ！老是 拿 *人家* 开玩笑 。You are so
annoying! You're always making fun of me.
### 人家 as "him" or "her"
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.
- 你 快 给 *人家* 道歉 。Apologize to them now.
- 你 看 *人家* 多 聪明 ！Look how smart he is!
### 人家 as "residents"
人家 can also refer to households. In this case, it's pronounced as
"rénjiā." This use is going to be the least common in everyday spoken
Chinese.
- 这个 小区 有 多少 **户** *人家* ？How many
household are here in this neighborhood?
- 村子 里 现在 只 剩 十 **户** *人家* 了 。There are only ten households left in
this village.
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [对外汉语教学语法释疑201例](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%AF%B9%E5%A4%96%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E6%95%99%E5%AD%A6%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E9%87%8A%E7%96%91201%E4%BE%8B) (pp.
81) \[ →buy\]
- [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89) (pp.
463) \[ →buy\]
### Dictionaries
- [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp.
1145)
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