Definition

1. Noun phrase:
   • Kind of man; sort of person: A classification or category of people based on their character, quality, behavior, or social standing. It is used to describe a person's type or class, often with a judgmental or evaluative connotation.

Usage Examples

• Noun phrase:
  • Cô ta là hạng người nào? (What sort of person is she?)
  • Anh ấy không phải hạng người dễ bỏ cuộc. (He is not the kind of man who gives up easily.)
  • Tôi không muốn làm việc với hạng người thiếu trung thực. (I don't want to work with the sort of person who lacks honesty.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in a comparative or contrasting context to distinguish between types of people.
  • Có hạng người chỉ biết nghĩ cho bản thân. (There is a kind of person who only thinks of themselves.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hạng: (n) class, rank, category. Often used as a prefix to classify things or people (e.g., hạng nhất - first class, hạng người - class of person).
• Loại người: (n phrase) type of person. A near-synonym, sometimes used interchangeably with "hạng người," though "loại" can sound slightly more direct or blunt.

Synonyms

• Type of person
• Class of individual
• Category of person
• Sort of man/woman

Related Idioms and Expressions

• While "hạng người" itself is a standard phrase, it is commonly used in evaluative statements that function idiomatically.
  • Hạng người "ăn cháo đá bát": Refers to the kind of person who is ungrateful or bites the hand that feeds them. (Literally: "the sort of person who eats the porridge then kicks the bowl.")

1. kind of man; sort of person
   • cô ta là hạng người nào?
     What sort of person is she?