野人 (yě rén) — savage, primitive person (often in folklore); rustic, country person (can be derogatory or neutral)

Definition

Examples

• 关于野人的传说在深山里流传很广。
  Guān yú yě rén de chuán shuō zài shēn shān lǐ liú chuán hěn guǎng.
  Legends about the wild man are widely spread in the deep mountains.
• 他穿着破旧的衣服，像个野人一样。
  Tā chuān zhuó pò jiù de yī fu, xiàng gè yě rén yí yàng.
  He wore ragged clothes, like a savage.
• 那个野人独自住在山里，不与外人来往。
  Nà ge yě rén dú zì zhù zài shān lǐ, bù yǔ wài rén lái wǎng.
  That rustic person lives alone in the mountains and doesn't interact with outsiders.