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人家 vs 别人 (others — colloquial vs neutral)

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Others — with attitude, or without

  • Both can mean "other people" — but other people人家rén jiā has extra colours.
  • other people别人bié rén = other people (neutral, "someone else").
  • other people人家rén jiā = (colloquial) other people, a specific person — or even a coy "me".

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