any Tom, Dick, or Harry; just anybody
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
any person; just anybody; Tom, Dick, and Harry
neutralUsed to refer to unspecified people in general, often implying any random person or people without specific identity. The names Zhang San and Li Si are common placeholder names in Chinese, similar to "Tom, Dick, and Harry" in English.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bù不
shì是
shén什
me么
Zhāng张
Sān三
Lǐ李
Sì四
dōu都
néng能
gàn干
de的
。
This isn't something that just anybody can do.
Bié别
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
dōng东
xī西
suí随
biàn便
gěi给
Zhāng张
Sān三
Lǐ李
Sì四
。
Don't just give these things to any random person.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
yòu又
bù不
shì是
Zhāng张
Sān三
Lǐ李
Sì四
dōu都
néng能
jìn进
lái来
de的
dì地
fang方
。
This isn't a place where just anybody can enter.