好人 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 jan4
Pinyin hǎo rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. good person
  2. healthy person
  3. person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. good person
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    一個​人​嘅​個​性​、​心地​非常​之好​；​好肯​幫人​；​好易​相處
    (of personality) good; kindhearted; kind; nice; helpful; easy to get along with
    • 你真係好人嘞。
      你真系好人嘞。
      nei5 zan1 hai6 hou2 jan4 laak3.
      You are really kind and helpful.
    • 你咁忙都肯幫我，你真係好好人。
      你咁忙都肯帮我，你真系好好人。
      nei5 gam3 mong4 dou1 hang2 bong1 ngo5, nei5 zan1 hai6 hou2 hou2 jan4.
      Although you are busy, you still do me a favour. You are really very nice.
  2. 近義詞
    好人事
  3. 名詞
    個性​、​心地​非常​之好​，​肯幫人​，​易相​處​嘅​人​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    good person
    • 好人有好報嘅。
      好人有好报嘅。
      hou2 jan4 jau5 hou2 bou3 ge3.
      A person with a kind heart will be rewarded.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    fair one; beautiful person
  2. noun, derogatory, sometimes
    person who tries to get along with everyone; mediator
  3. noun
    healthy person
  4. noun
    good person (of upright character)
    • 做好人
      做好人
      zuò hǎo rén
      to be a good person
  5. adj, of a person
    nice
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 不得罪人的人
  2. 做好事的人
  3. 與人為善的人 – 与人为善的人
  4. 人品好
  5. 心腸好 – 心肠好
  6. 為人好 – 为人好
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #218
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    分辨一个人是好人还是坏人不能仅凭外表。
    分辨一個人是好人還是壞人不能僅憑外表。
    fēn biàn yī gè rén shì hǎo rén hái shi huài rén bù néng jǐn píng wài biǎo 。
    • We cannot tell a good person from a bad one by looks alone.
  2. Mandarin
    他是个好人。
    他是個好人。
    tā shì gè hǎo rén 。
    • He's a good person.
    • He is a good fellow.
    • She's a good person.
    • He's a good guy.
    • He's a good man.
    • He is a good person.
    • He's a good fellow.
  3. Mandarin
    我是好人。
    我是好人。
    wǒ shì hǎo rén 。
    • I'm a nice guy.
    • I'm a good person.
    • I'm a nice dude.
  4. Mandarin
    大家都说他是个好人。
    大家都說他是個好人。
    dà jiā dōu shuō tā shì gè hǎo rén 。
    • Everyone says that he's a good man.
    • Everybody says that he is a kind soul.
  5. Mandarin
    你在这里当一个好人很危险。
    你在這裏當一個好人很危險。
    nǐ zài zhè lǐ dāng yí gè hǎo rén hěn wēi xiǎn 。
    • You're in danger of becoming a good man.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    落咁大雨，都帮我哋搬屋，佢真系好人呀！
    落咁大雨，都幫我哋搬屋，佢真係好人呀！
    lok6 gam3 daai6 jyu5 ， dou1 bong1 ngo5 dei2 bun1 uk1 ， keoi5 zan1 hai6 hou2 jan4 aa3 ！
    • How kind of him to help us move on such a rainy day!
  2. Cantonese
    佢好好人，借咗一大笔钱俾我。
    佢好好人，借咗一大筆錢俾我。
    keoi5 hou2 hou2 jan4 ， ze3 zo2 jat1 daai6 bat1 cin4 bei2 ngo5 。
    • She was kind enough to lend me a large sum of money.
  3. Cantonese
    我嗰班嗰啲女仔全部都好好人。
    我嗰班嗰啲女仔全部都好好人。
    ngo5 go2 baan1 go2 di1 neoi5 zai2 cyun4 bou6 dou1 hou2 hou2 jan4 。
    • All the girls in my class are kind.
  4. Cantonese
    佢系个好人。
    佢係個好人。
    keoi5 hai6 go3 hou2 jan4 。
    • He's a good person.
    • He's a good fellow.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢好好人，inbox问佢功课一定会覆。
    佢好好人，inbox問佢功課一定會覆。
    keoi5 hou2 hou2 jan4, in1 boks1 man6 keoi5 gung1 fo3 jat1 ding6 wui5 fuk1
    • He's very kind; if you DM him a task, he'll always reply.
  2. Cantonese
    本来我唔钟意佢㗎，但系后来又觉得佢几好人。
    本來我唔鍾意佢㗎，但係後來又覺得佢幾好人。
    bun2 loi4 ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 keoi5 gaa3, daan6 hai6 hau6 loi4 jau6 gok3 dak1 keoi5 gei2 hou2 jan4.
    • Originally I didn't like him, but then I thought he was a nice person.
  3. Cantonese
    个政棍 讲两句人话就当系好人？唔好咁天真啦！
    個政棍 講兩句人話就當係好人？唔好咁天真啦！
    yue:個政棍 講兩句人話就當係好人？唔好咁天真啦！
    • You think that politician is a good person because he says something kind? Don't be a fool!
  4. Cantonese
    佢唔只好人，仲好靓仔𠻹！
    佢唔只好人，仲好靚仔𠻹！
    keoi5 m4 zi2 hou2 jan4, zung6 hou2 leng3 zai2 tim1!
    • He is not only a nice guy, but he's also quite handsome too!
  5. Cantonese
    佢成日做义工，系名符其实嘅好人。
    佢成日做義工，係名符其實嘅好人。
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 zou6 ji6 gung1, hai6 ming4 fu4 kei4 sat6 ge3 hou2 jan4.
    • He is always a volunteer, he worth to be a good person.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我个中文老师好好人㗎！
    我个中文老师好好人㗎！
    ngo5 go3 zung1 man2 lou5 si1 hou2 hou2 jan4 gaa3!
    • My Chinese teacher is a very nice person!
  2. Mandarin
    表扬好人好事
    表揚好人好事
    biǎo yáng hǎo rén hǎo shì
    • to praise good people and good deeds
  3. Mandarin
    这样就可以作你们天父的儿子；因为他叫日头照好人，也照歹人；降雨给义人，也给不义的人。
    這樣就可以作你們天父的兒子；因為他叫日頭照好人，也照歹人；降雨給義人，也給不義的人。
    zhè yàng jiù kě yǐ zuò nǐ men tiān fù de ér zi ； yīn wèi tā jiào rì tou zhào hǎo rén ， yě zhào dǎi rén ； jiàng yǔ gěi yì rén ， yě gěi bù yì de rén ．
    • That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
  4. Mandarin
    做好人
    做好人
    zuò hǎo rén
    • to be a good person
  5. Mandarin
    尽量处理好人事关系。
    儘量處理好人事關係。
    jìn liàng chǔ lǐ hǎo rén shì guān xì ．
    • To handle interpersonal relationships to the best of one's ability