壮丁 (zhuàng dīng) — able-bodied man (especially one subject to conscription or forced labor); strong, physically capable man
Definition
Refers to an able-bodied man, with a historical edge: in Republican-era and wartime Chinese it specifically meant men subject to conscription or forced labor, not just any strong male.
noun
able-bodied man (especially one subject to conscription or forced labor)strongphysically capable man
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，壮丁。Zhàn zhēng shí qī, hěn duō zhuàng dīng bèi zhēng qù dāng bīng.During wartime, many able-bodied men were conscripted into the army.
- 壮丁。Cūn lǐ suǒ yǒu de zhuàng dīng dōu qù xiū lù le.All the able-bodied men in the village went to repair the road.
- ，壮丁。Tā cháng dé gāo dà jiē shi, shì gè biāo zhǔn de zhuàng dīng.He is tall and sturdy, a textbook able-bodied man.
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