好汉 (hǎo hàn) — brave man; (folk) hero; man of courage and integrity

Definition

Examples

• 他真是个好汉，关键时刻冲在最前面。
  Tā zhēn shì gè hǎo hàn, guān jiàn shí kè chōng zài zuì qián miàn.
  He is a real brave man, rushing to the front at the critical moment.
• 俗话说好汉不吃眼前亏，我们还是先走吧。
  Sú huà shuō hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī, wǒ men hái shì xiān zǒu ba.
  As the saying goes, a wise man knows when to retreat; we'd better leave first.
• 梁山好汉的故事在中国家喻户晓。
  Liáng shān hǎo hàn de gù shi zài zhōng guó jiā yù hù xiǎo.
  The stories of the Liangshan heroes are household names in China.

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