Meaning of 盲人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- blind person
How to use 盲人
盲人 is the standard, neutral word for a blind person and appears in news, signs, and public services. You will see it in terms like 盲人按摩 (blind massage) and 盲道 (tactile paving for the blind). Example: 这条路上有专门给盲人走的盲道。(Zhè tiáo lù shang yǒu zhuānmén gěi mángrén zǒu de mángdào.) This road has a special tactile path for blind people.
盲 (máng) is made of 亡 (wáng, lost) on top of 目 (mù, eye), so it means the eye's sight is lost. Add 人 (rén, person) and you get a person who cannot see.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 盲 (máng) with 忙 (máng, busy) because they sound the same and both contain 亡. Remember that 盲 has 目 (eye) at the bottom, while 忙 has the heart radical 忄 on the left.
盲人 in example sentences
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盲 máng · blind · 8 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 盲人.
| 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 盲人
What does 盲人 mean?
盲人 (mángrén) means "blind person" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 盲人?
盲人 is made of 2 characters: 盲 (8 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 盲人 an HSK word?
Yes. 盲人 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 盲人 polite, or should I use another word?
盲人 is polite and widely used in everyday and official Chinese. A more formal term is 视障人士 (shìzhàng rénshì, visually impaired person), often used in public services. Avoid 瞎子 (xiāzi), which is rude.
What other words use 盲 to mean not knowing something?
盲 can also mean lacking knowledge in a certain area. For example, 文盲 (wénmáng) means an illiterate person, and 路盲 (lùmáng) is a casual word for someone with a poor sense of direction.