富人 meaning in English

fùrén

rich person; the rich

HSK 6noun14 strokes

Meaning of 富人

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fùrén

rich person
the rich

How to use 富人

富人 is a neutral noun for wealthy people, often used in contrast with 穷人 (qióngrén, poor people) when talking about society or the economy. Example: 这个城市的富人越来越多。(Zhège chéngshì de fùrén yuèlái yuè duō.) There are more and more rich people in this city.

富 (fù) means rich or wealthy, and 人 (rén) means person, so 富人 is simply a rich person. Picture the roof on top of 富 as a big house that holds a person's wealth.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 副 (fù) or 福 (fú) instead of 富 because they sound alike. 富 has the roof radical 宀 on top and is fourth tone. Also, do not use 富人 for a rich country or region. Use 富裕 (fùyù) or 富有 (fùyǒu) as adjectives there.

富人 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

富fù人rén有yǒu时shí会huì看kàn不bù起qǐ穷qióng人rén。

The rich sometimes despise the poor.

富fù人rén往wǎng往wǎng瞧qiáo不bù起qǐ穷qióng人rén。

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

富fù人rén和hé穷qióng人rén都dōu怕pà死sǐ。

The rich and the poor are afraid of death.

只zhǐ有yǒu当dāng穷qióng人rén进jìn入rù富fù人rén的de大dà厅tīng之zhī时shí，富fù人rén才cái会huì注zhù意yì到dào穷qióng人rén的de存cún在zài。

Only when the poor enter the halls of the rich, do the rich notice that the poor exist.

富fù人rén要yào进jìn天tiān国guó，比bǐ骆luò驼tuó穿chuān过guò针zhēn孔kǒng还hái要yào难nán。

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Stroke order for each character

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富 fù · rich · 12 strokes

人 rén · person · 2 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 富人.

女人	nǚrén	woman
男人	nánrén	a man; a male
别人	biérén	other people; others; other person
家人	jiārén	family member; (old) servant
病人	bìngrén	sick person; patient
工人	gōngrén	worker
老人	lǎorén	old man or woman; the elderly
有人	yǒu rén	someone; people
人们	rénmen	people
大人	dàren	adult; grownup
客人	kèrén	visitor; guest; customer
好人	hǎorén	good person; healthy person

Questions about 富人

What does 富人 mean?

富人 (fùrén) means "rich person; the rich" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 富人?

富人 is made of 2 characters: 富 (12 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 富人 an HSK word?

Yes. 富人 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the opposite of 富人?

The opposite is 穷人 (qióngrén), poor person. The pair 富人和穷人 (fùrén hé qióngrén) is very common when discussing inequality.

Is 富人 the same as 有钱人?

They mean nearly the same thing. 有钱人 (yǒuqián rén) is more casual and common in everyday speech, while 富人 sounds a bit more formal and appears often in news and writing.