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好人

hǎo rén · hao ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. good person
  2. healthy person
  3. person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
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Thank you, good person

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)有(yǒu)个(gè)好人(hǎorén)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)提(tí)箱子(xiāngzi)上楼(shànglóu)。

    Yesterday a kind person helped me carry my suitcase upstairs.

  2. Liangliang

    好人(hǎorén)真(zhēn)多(duō)。

    There are really many kind people.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)谢谢(xièxie)他(tā)，但是(dànshì)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)他(tā)是(shì)谁(shéi)。

    I want to thank him, but I do not know who he is.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)写(xiě)：谢谢(xièxie)好人(hǎorén)。

    You can write at the door: thanks, kind person.

  5. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)门口(ménkǒu)多(duō)了(le)一(yī)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)：不用(bùyòng)谢(xiè)，我(wǒ)是(shì)好人(hǎorén)。

    Today there is a note at the door: no need to thank me, I am a good person.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)个(gè)好(hǎo)人(rén)，不(bú)是(shì)吗(ma) ?

Tom is a good man, isn't he?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mimosawang · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

邻(lín)居(jū)们(men)都(dōu)说(shuō)他(tā)是(shì)个(gè)热(rè)心(xīn)肠(cháng)的(de)好(hǎo)人(rén)。

The neighbors all say he is a warm-hearted good person.

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好
hǎo

good; appropriate; proper

人
rén

person; people

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