好人

hǎorén

noun HSK 2 #1,529

Meanings

HSK 1

他是个好人。

Tā shì ge hǎorén.

He's a good person.

HSK 3

好人有好报。

Hǎorén yǒu hǎo bào.

Good people get good rewards.

HSK 3

世界上还是好人多。

Shìjiè shàng háishì hǎorén duō.

There are still more good people in the world.

culture

好人有好报 (good people get good karma) reflects the Buddhist/folk belief that virtue is eventually rewarded.

usage

Calling someone a 好人 is high praise in Chinese culture. 做好人好事 (do good and be a good person) is a common moral teaching.

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