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人家 vs 别人 (others — colloquial vs neutral)
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Other people, or "me"?
- Your sister complains that you keep comparing her with yourself.
- don't别general总take拿he人家with / and跟you你than / compared to比。he人家also也has有oneself自己(modifier / structural particle)的trouble难处(obviously)嘛！ — "Stop always comparing me with you! I have my own difficulties too!"
other people's别人 = other people (neutral)
- other people's别人 = others, other people in general: other people's别人(modifier / structural particle)的things东西, don't不要trouble麻烦other people's别人.
- It is neutral and fits any register.
don't不要casually随便take拿other people's别人的things东西。
Complete (neutral): “Don't take other people's things.” 不要拿____的东西。
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Neutral “other people” = 别人.
he人家 = others, he / she, or even "me"
- he人家 (colloquial) can mean "other people", a specific third person (he人家is是an expert专家 — "he's an expert"), or, said playfully, "I / me": he人家unexpectedly不想to go去(obviously)嘛！
- The meaning depends on context and tone.
he人家is是an expert专家，listen to听him他的吧。
What does 人家不想去嘛！ usually mean when a girl says it to her boyfriend?
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人家 can playfully mean “I”.
Build: “He's an expert; listen to him.”
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人家 = he / she (a specific person).
Tone and register
- he人家 meaning "I" sounds coy or playful; avoid it in formal or professional settings.
- In writing, other people's别人 / another person他人 are the neutral choices.
he人家 (rén jia) versus he人家 (rén jiā)
- he人家 read rénjia = others / he / she / me.
- he人家 read rénjiā = household: this这个the village村子has有a hundred一百(measure word)户he人家 — "This village has a hundred households."
the village村子in里has有a hundred一百(measure word)户households人家。
In 一百户人家, 人家 means “households”.
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True. Read rénjiā, 人家 means “household, family” and is counted with 户: 一百户人家. Read rénjia, it means “others” or “I”.
Recap
- other people's别人 = other people (neutral). he人家 (rénjia) = others / he, she / playful "me" (colloquial).
- he人家 (rénjiā) = household.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Comparing similar nouns.
Your sister complains that you keep comparing her with yourself. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.