jen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jen
< Chinese (Wade-Giles) jên2, (pinyin) rén
Example Sentences
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I hope they keep it and build something like it on my side of the park. — jen # 4…..In principle, what you have said makes sense.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2010
On his headstone near Hsuchow, the Chinese wrote his epitaph: "Sha sheng ch'eng jen," which can be translated "He died for humanity," or "He died for righteousness."
From Time Magazine Archive
Only minutes before I was running along the beach and had a swim while jen started breaky - could of been gnarly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marrike sallef, Me Krük en Bekker ön di jen hundh, En gulde Ring aur di udher hundh.
From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
Mi rekomendis vian pakaĵon, kaj jen estas via vojaĝbileto, la pakaĵbileto, kaj la monrestaĵo.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
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