Meaning of 好人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- good person
- healthy person
- person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
How to use 好人
好人 usually means a kind or decent person, as in praise like 他是个好人 (tā shì gè hǎorén) He is a good person. It can also describe someone who avoids conflict to keep everyone happy, often in the phrase 老好人 (lǎo hǎorén), which is mildly critical.
好 (hǎo) means good and 人 (rén) means person, so 好人 is simply a good person. Picture 好, a woman 女 with a child 子, standing next to a person 人 who is kind to them.
Common mistake: Learners often read 好 as hào here, but in 好人 it is always third tone hǎo. Also, calling someone 好人 in dating can sound like a polite rejection, so do not assume it is pure praise.
好人 in example sentences
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好人.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
Questions about 好人
What does 好人 mean?
好人 (hǎorén) means "good person; healthy person" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 好人?
好人 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 好人 an HSK word?
Yes. 好人 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 你是个好人 mean when someone says it after you confess feelings?
In internet and dating culture, 你是个好人 (nǐ shì gè hǎorén) is a famous soft rejection. It means roughly you are nice, but I am not interested. The meme term 好人卡 (hǎorén kǎ), a good person card, comes from this.
How is 好人 different from 好朋友?
好人 describes someone's character in general, a good or kind person. 好朋友 (hǎo péngyou) means a good friend and describes your relationship with someone. A stranger can be a 好人 but not your 好朋友.