大人dà renadult

1. 1.

   adultnoun

2. 2.

   grownupnoun

3. 3.

   title of respect toward superiorsnoun

• 大big; large; great
• 人person; people

大人 is usually contrasted with 孩子 or 小孩; the 人 is read in the neutral tone.

1. HSK 2

   孩子要跟大人一起去。

   Háizi yào gēn dàren yìqǐ qù.

   Children must go with an adult.

2. HSK 1

   这是大人的事。

   Zhè shì dàren de shì.

   This is a matter for grownups.

3. HSK 2

   大人的票一百块。

   Dàren de piào yìbǎi kuài.

   An adult ticket is one hundred yuan.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   请问，公园的票多少钱？

   Qǐngwèn, gōngyuán de piào duōshao qián?

   Excuse me, how much are park tickets?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   大人五十块，孩子二十块。

   Dàren wǔshí kuài, háizi èrshí kuài.

   Adults are fifty yuan and children twenty.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那我要两张大人的，一张孩子的。

   Nà wǒ yào liǎng zhāng dàren de, yì zhāng háizi de.

   Then I want two adult tickets and one child ticket.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，一共一百二十块。

   Hǎo, yígòng yìbǎi èrshí kuài.

   OK, that is one hundred and twenty yuan in total.

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Related words

• 孩子hái zichildHSK 1
• 女人nǚ rénwomanHSK 3
• 客人kè rénvisitor; guestHSK 3
• 男人nán réna manHSK 3
• 病人bìng rénsick personHSK 3
• 大概dà gàiprobablyHSK 3

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