坏人 (huàirén) · bad person

坏人 (huàirén) means “bad person; bad guy”. It is written with 2 characters: 坏 (bad) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.

How 坏人 is built

What 坏 is made of

土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
不bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 人 is made of

人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.

Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

他不是坏人。Tā bù shì huàirén.He is not a bad person.

电影里的坏人是谁？Diànyǐng lǐ de huàirén shì shéi?Who is the bad guy in the movie?

What does 坏人 mean?

坏人 (huàirén) means “bad person; bad guy”.

How do you pronounce 坏人?

坏人 is pronounced huàirén.

Which HSK level is 坏人?

坏人 is in HSK 2 (2021).

Learn 坏人 with its group

It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.