kind people; good folk (often in neg.)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
kind people; good folk; decent person
literaryCommonly used in negative constructions such as 非善类 (not a good person) or 绝非善类 (definitely not a good sort).
Cǐ此
rén人
guǐ鬼
guǐ鬼
suì祟
suì祟
，
dìng定
fēi非
shàn善
lèi类
。
This person is acting sneaky—definitely not a decent sort.
Nà那
xiē些
jiā家
huo伙
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
jué绝
fēi非
shàn善
lèi类
。
Those guys definitely do not look like good people.
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Guān观
qí其
xiōng凶
xiàng相
bì毕
lù露
，
biàn便
zhī知
bú不
shì是
shàn善
lèi类
。
Seeing his fierce appearance fully revealed, one knows he is not a decent person.