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凡人

fánrén
noun #8,815

Measure Word

一个凡人 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 mortal; ordinary person
  2. 2 common person; average person

Characters

凡
fán
ordinary; mortal; common
人
rén
person; human
Ordinary + person - a mortal, as opposed to gods or immortals.

Examples

HSK 2
她虽然是明星，但也是凡人。
Tā suīrán shì míngxīng, dàn yě shì fánrén.
Although she's a celebrity, she's still an ordinary person.
HSK 6
他只是一个凡人，也会犯错。
Tā zhǐshì yīgè fánrén, yě huì fàncuò.
He's just an ordinary person; he makes mistakes too.
HSK 7-9
凡人无法理解神仙的世界。
Fánrén wúfǎ lǐjiě shénxian de shìjiè.
Mortals cannot understand the world of immortals.

Tips

culture
In Chinese mythology and xianxia (仙侠) fiction, 凡人 specifically means mortals as opposed to 仙人 (immortals) or 神 (gods). The concept of transcending from 凡人 to immortal is central to Daoist cultivation stories.

In Pop Culture

凡人修仙传 Fánrén Xiūxiān Zhuàn
A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
Popular Chinese web novel and animated series about a mortal cultivating to become an immortal

Stroke Order

凡 fán
人 rén