世人

shìrén

noun HSK 7-9 #6,835

Meanings

1 people of the world
2 the public
3 common people

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

世人都知道这个故事。

Shìrén dōu zhīdào zhège gùshì.

Everyone in the world knows this story.

HSK 7-9

他的发现震惊了世人。

Tā de fāxiàn zhènjīng le shìrén.

His discovery shocked the world.

Tips

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世人 is literary and formal. In everyday speech, 大家 or 人们 is more natural.

Stroke Order

世 shì

人 rén