人质/人質 rén zhì — hostage

Meanings

1. 1

   hostage

   hostage

   noun

Character breakdown

• 人

  rén (second tone, rising)

  person, human being; people

  2 strokesRadical 人

Words containing 人

• 人rén (second tone, rising)person, people
• 有人yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)someone
• 人们/人們rén (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)people
• 别人/別人biérén (second tone, rising)other people, others; somebody else
• 女人nǚrén (third tone, dipping)woman, adult female
• 人员/人員rén (second tone, rising) yuán (second tone, rising)staff
• 男人nánrén (second tone, rising)man, adult male
• 人生rén (second tone, rising) shēng (first tone, high and level)life (one's time on earth)
• 人民rén (second tone, rising) mín (second tone, rising)the people
• 人类/人類rén (second tone, rising) lèi (fourth tone, falling)humanity
• 个人/個人gèrén (fourth tone, falling)individual, oneself (as opposed to the group); personal
• 病人bìng (fourth tone, falling) rén (second tone, rising)sick person
• 人物rén (second tone, rising) wù (fourth tone, falling)person
• 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
• 敌人/敵人dí (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising)enemy
• 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
• 人士rén (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)person
• 客人kèrén (fourth tone, falling)guest, visitor; customer