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Chinese dictionary
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n.a good (or fine) person; advanced person
好人会有好报。
Good people will eventually be rewarded.
表扬好人与好事。
Praise good people and good deeds.
好人相逢，恶人远离。
When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance.
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- 2
n.a healthy person
他身体不好，别把他当好人使。
He's in poor health, so don't work him as you would a healthy person.
尽管有残疾，他比一般好人还干得好。
Handicapped as he is, he does even better than most healthy people.
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n.a soft person who tries to get along with everyone (often at the expense of principle)
在某些行业，老好人成不了大事。
In some professions, a soft person does not get you very far.
不管什么情况下，他都是好人。
He is a man who never offends anybody in any circumstances.
她只想做个好人，就连说句话也怕得罪人。
She's out to please everyone, and she takes care that whatever she says offends no one.
Word usage
- common measure word"好人" is often matched with measure word "个".
一个好人
one good person