How to say contemporary/modern person/close friend in Chinese 近人

近人不说远话 ( No one speaks far away )

不让孩子见自己的父母，也太不近人情了。 ( It's too unfriendly to let children see their parents. )

中国文学史近人著作很多。 ( Many recent works on the history of Chinese literature. )

他有困难，有些人不去帮助，反而幸灾乐祸，真不近人情。 ( He has difficulties. Some people do n’t help, but they are gloating, which is really unfriendly. )

平易近人是他的一贯作风 ( Approachable is his usual style )

老首长平易近人，和他在一起一点也不感到拘束。 ( The old head was approachable and was not at all restrained with him. )

远在异乡，身边连一个近人也没有。 ( Far away in a foreign land, there is not even a close person nearby. )

文章写得平易近人，话都说到我心坎上了。 ( The article was so approachable that everything spoke to me. )