汉子 (hàn zǐ) — man, fellow (often implying toughness or masculinity); (dialectal) husband
Definition
汉子 (hànzi) means 'man / fellow,' often with a sense of toughness or masculinity. In some dialects it also means 'husband.' More earthy and folksy than 男人, the standard word for 'man.'
noun
manfellow (often implying toughness or masculinity)(dialectal) husband
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 汉子，。Tā shì gè zhēn hàn zǐ, cóng bú pà chī kǔ.He's a real man, never afraid of hardship.
- 汉子，。Nà hàn zǐ hē le yí dà wǎn jiǔ, zhuǎn shēn jiù zǒu le.That fellow drank a big bowl of liquor and turned around to leave.
- 汉子，。Tā jiā de hàn zǐ zài chéng lǐ dǎ gōng, yì nián cái huí lái yí cì.Her husband works in the city and only comes back once a year.
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