Definition & Meaning

villain; bad person; evildoer; scoundrel

Word usage

huài rén

坏 人

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n.villain; bad person; evildoer; scoundrel
- jǐng chá zuì hòu bǎ huài rén zhuā qi lai le
  警察最后把坏人抓起来了。
  The cops get the baddies in the end.
- tā shì gè huài rén
  他是个坏人。
  He's a bad man.
- bù yào chéng wéi huài rén
  不要成为坏人。
  Do not be a bad person.
synonym
huài dàn坏蛋 è rén恶人 bài lèi败类
antonym
hǎo rén好人

Word usage

common measure word
"坏人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
- 一个坏人
  one bad man
- 一群坏人
  one group of bad people

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