彪形大汉 (biāo xíng dà hàn) — big, burly man; husky fellow
Definition
A set phrase for a big, burly, intimidating man — more vivid and literary than 男人, with a sense of physical power and presence.
noun
bigburly manhusky fellow
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，彪形大汉。Tā shēn cái gāo dà, zhēn shì yí gè biāo xíng dà hàn.He is tall and big, truly a burly fellow.
- 彪形大汉，。Mén kǒu zhàn zhe yí gè biāo xíng dà hàn, kàn qǐ lái hěn xià rén.A big burly man stood at the door, looking very intimidating.
- 彪形大汉。Diàn yǐng lǐ de biāo xíng dà hàn yì quán jiù bǎ huài rén dǎ dǎo le.The burly man in the movie knocked down the bad guy with one punch.
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