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human rights in Chinese

human rights in Chinese is 人权 — human rights means the basic freedoms and protections that every person is entitled to simply for being human, such as the right to life, liberty, a fair trial, free expression and freedom from torture or slavery — regardless of nationality, sex, religion or any other status.

human rights in Chinese

人权
noun
Pronounced: rén quán
(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

What does "human rights" mean?

  1. noun The basic freedoms and protections that every person is entitled to simply for being human, such as the right to life, liberty, a fair trial, free expression and freedom from torture or slavery — regardless of nationality, sex, religion or any other status.
    "The report accuses the government of serious human rights abuses."
  2. adjective Concerned with the defence or monitoring of those freedoms.
    "She works for a human rights organisation in Geneva."
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human rights in a sentence

  • The report accuses the government of serious human rights abuses.
  • Access to clean water is increasingly treated as a human rights issue.
  • She works for a human rights organisation in Geneva.

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What is "human rights" in Chinese?

"human rights" in Chinese is 人权. human rights means: The basic freedoms and protections that every person is entitled to simply for being human, such as the right to life, liberty, a fair trial, free expression and freedom from torture or slavery — regardless of nationality, sex, religion or any other status.

How do you pronounce 人权?

"human rights" in Chinese is 人权, pronounced "rén quán".

How do you use "human rights" in a sentence?

Example: "The report accuses the government of serious human rights abuses." In Chinese, "human rights" is 人权.

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