过人
guò rén
Pinyin

Definition

过人
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guò rén
  1. to surpass others
  2. outstanding
  3. (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
人参
rén shēn
  1. 1 ginseng
人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
人云亦云
rén yún yì yún
  1. 1 to say what everyone says (idiom)
  2. 2 to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
  3. 3 to follow the herd

Sample Sentences

我认为我的协调能力过人，2006年时曾于外交部举办的【亚太情势研讨会】担任接待工作，于会前用英文与海外相关人士沟通，会议全程协助主办单位协调，研讨会最后圆满落幕，我也获得长官极高的评价。
wǒ rènwéi wǒ de xiétiáo nénglì guòrén ，èr líng líng liù nián shí céng yú wàijiāobù jǔbàn de 【yàtài qíngshì yántǎohuì 】dānrèn jiēdài gōngzuò ，yú huì qián yòng Yīngwén yǔ hǎiwài xiāngguān rénshì gōutōng ，huìyì quánchéng xiézhù zhǔbàndānwèi xiétiáo ，yántǎohuì zuìhòu yuánmǎn luòmù ，wǒ yě huòdé zhǎngguān jígāo de píngjià 。
I think my ability to coordinate makes me stand out. In 2006 I worked at the reception desk for the "Asia Pacific Affairs Forum" hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, using English to communicate with foreign attendees just before the forum. I also helped the hosts throughout with coordinating the event and when the forum came to a satisfactory end I was commended by senior officials.
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听 你 这么 一 介绍，我 也 有点 想 去 看看 日本 恐怖片 到底 有些 什么 过人之处 了，有机会 也 推荐 几 部 给 我 欣赏 吧。
tīng nǐ zhème yī jièshào ，wǒ yě yǒudiǎnr xiǎng qù kànkan Rìběn kǒngbùpiānr dàodǐ yǒuxiē shénme guòrénzhīchù le ，yǒujīhuì yě tuījiàn jǐ bù gěi wǒ xīnshǎng ba 。
Hearing you talk about them, I'm half tempted to go and see what exactly it is that sets Japanese horror films ahead of the rest. If you get a chance, recommend a few for me, ok?
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花木兰机智过人，屡建奇功，朕封你为尚书郎，赐良田千亩，黄金万两！
Huā Mùlán jīzhì guòrén ，lǚjiànqígōng ，zhèn fēng nǐ wéi shàngshūláng ，cì liángtián qiān mǔ ，huángjīn wàn liǎng ！
Hua Mulan has proven exceedingly quick-witted and has been successful time and time again. I appoint you to the office of high official and grant you 1000 mu of fertile farmland and 500 kilograms of gold.
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这么说来，所谓的黑客通常都是技术过人，聪明和有天赋的人。可是为什么他们这么高超的技术没能用到正途上，反而利用自己的智慧来危害社会呢，真是太可惜了。
zhème shuōlai ，suǒwèi de hēikè tōngcháng dōu shì jìshù guòrén ，cōngming hé yǒutiānfù de rén 。kěshì wèishénme tāmen zhème gāochāode jìshù méinéng yòngdào zhèngtú shang ，fǎnér lìyòng zìjǐ de zhìhuì lái wēihài shèhuì ne ，zhēnshì tài kěxī le 。
When you say it that way, so-called hackers are often people with really good tech skills, intelligence and natural talent. But why can't they use their excellent techniques to do good things? Instead they use their wisdom to harm society. It's really a great pity.
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