当事人

當事人
dāngshìrén
noun HSK 7 #2,772

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 the person involved
  2. 2 the party concerned
  3. 3 litigant (legal)

Characters

Literally 'person facing the matter' — the person directly involved

Examples

Dāngshìrén jùjué fābiǎo pínglùn.
The person involved refused to comment.
Shuāngfāng dāngshìrén dōu bìxū dàochǎng.
Both parties involved must be present.
Zhǐyǒu dāngshìrén cái liǎojiě shìqing de zhēnxiàng.
Only the person involved knows the truth of the matter.

Tips

usage
当事人 is used in both legal and everyday contexts. In law, it refers to the parties in a case (plaintiff/defendant). In daily use, it means the person directly involved in an event or situation.

Stroke Order

dāng
shì
rén