呆子 (dāi zi) — idiot, simpleton

Definition

Examples

• 他真是个呆子，连这么简单的问题都不会。
  Tā zhēn shì gè dāi zi, lián zhè me jiǎn dān de wèn tí dōu bú huì.
  He's really an idiot; he can't even answer such a simple question.
• 你别叫他呆子，他其实很聪明。
  Nǐ bié jiào tā dāi zi, tā qí shí hěn cōng ming.
  Don't call him an idiot; he's actually very smart.
• 只有呆子才会相信这种话。
  Zhǐ yǒu dāi zi cái huì xiāng xìn zhè zhǒng huà.
  Only an idiot would believe such words.