How to pronounce bie ren (别人) in Chinese

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别人

bié ren

Characters & meanings

别

biéT2

surname Bie

人

renT0

person; people

Common mistake

Rising + neutral (2-0): climb on bié, then ren rides out light — with a full rén it sounds like 别 + 人 as separate words rather than "other people".

Tone change in this word

人 reads neutral in 别人, unlike its full rén elsewhere.

Example sentence

别人都走了。

Biéren dōu zǒu le.

Everyone else has left.

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