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证人 (zhèng rén) — how to say "witness" in Chinese
证人
Witness
noun
Character composition
证
to testify
人
person
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
保护证人
bǎo hù zhèng rén
protect witnesses
Examples
法庭需要证人作证。
The court needs a witness to testify.
他是证人。
He is a witness.
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Witness in Chinese meaning
"witness" in Chinese is 证人 (zhèng rén).
What does 证人 mean in English?
证人 (zhèng rén) means "Witness".
How is 证人 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhèng rén (written as zheng ren, zhengren). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "witness" in Chinese characters?
It is written 证人: 证 has 7 strokes, 人 has 2 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 证人?
证人 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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