歹人 (dǎi rén) — evil person, villain; thief, burglar

Definition

Literary/classical term for a villain or thief, mostly seen in old stories or formal writing. In modern speech say 坏人 for a bad person, 贼/小偷 for a thief.

noun

evil personvillainthiefburglar

Measure word · 个

Examples

歹人。
Nà ge dǎi rén tōu le cūn lǐ de liáng shi.
That villain stole the village's grain.
歹人。
Shū zhōng miáo xiě le yì qún dǎi rén zài yè lǐ xíng dòng.
The book describes a group of villains acting at night.
歹人。
Tā jǐng gào dà jiā yào xiǎo xīn dǎi rén.
He warned everyone to be careful of evil people.

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