富人

fùrén

noun HSK 6 #7,806

Meanings

1 rich person; wealthy person

Characters

A wealthy person — straightforward compound.

Examples

富人不一定幸福。

Fùrén bùyīdìng xìngfú.

Rich people are not necessarily happy.

这个城市的富人越来越多。

Zhège chéngshì de fùrén yuèláiyuè duō.

There are more and more wealthy people in this city.

富人和穷人的差距在扩大。

Fùrén hé qióngrén de chājù zài kuòdà.

The gap between rich and poor is widening.

Tips

usage

富人 contrasts with 穷人 (qióng rén, poor person). For 'the rich' as a class, you can also say 有钱人 (yǒu qián rén, moneyed people), which is more colloquial.

Stroke Order

富 fù

人 rén