人品

• Pinyin: rén pǐn
• Hanzi breakdown: 人 = 人 (person); 品 = three 口 stacked (three mouths — many voices assessing quality; extended: moral grade)

Meaning

Moral character; personal integrity; the quality of a person's ethics and conduct. Evaluates whether someone is trustworthy, honest, and upright in their dealings.

Common collocations: 人品好/差, 人品端正. In internet slang: 人品爆发 (jokingly: one's luck suddenly improves, as if moral credit cashes in). Distinct from 人格 (full psychological and moral structure) — 人品 is specifically a moral verdict.

Examples

1. 公司在选拔领导干部时，除考察专业能力外，更将候选人的人品与廉洁自律列为首要考量标准。 When selecting leaders, the company looks not only at professional ability but also places a candidate’s character and clean self-discipline as the top criteria.
2. 他多年来始终坚守诚信经营的原则，在业界积累了良好口碑，人品之正深受合作伙伴的信赖与称道。 For many years he has adhered to honest business principles, building a strong reputation in the industry; his integrity is widely trusted and praised by partners.
3. 朋友们都说，与人品好的人深交，哪怕一时吃了亏，长远来看也必然受益。 Friends say that if you build deep friendships with people of good character, even if you take a loss in the short term, you’ll benefit in the long run.

Usage Guide

Context: ethics, relationships, business, daily life

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 这位候选人虽然学历亮眼、能力出众，但据悉其历史上曾有过失信记录，人品方面的考察需要格外审慎。(Although this candidate has impressive academic credentials and outstanding ability, it is reported that there have been past instances of dishonesty; the assessment of his personal integrity requires extra scrutiny.)
• 她选择朋友的标准向来简单直接：人品放在第一位，才华和能力反而是其次。(Her criteria for choosing friends have always been simple and direct: moral character comes first, while talent and ability take a secondary place.)

Don't Say

• 他是个人品 — use 他是个人品好的人 or 他很有人品; 人品 is a noun requiring a modifier and cannot be used as a standalone predicate descriptor without qualification

Origin & History

人 (person) + 品 (quality/grade/character) — the moral grade of a person

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal