地痞 (dì pǐ) — local ruffian, local thug

Definition

Examples

• 那个地痞经常在街上欺负人。
  Nà ge dì pǐ jīng cháng zài jiē shàng qī fu rén.
  That local ruffian often bullies people on the street.
• 这一带以前有很多地痞，现在治安好多了。
  Zhè yí dài yǐ qián yǒu hěn duō dì pǐ, xiàn zài zhì ān hǎo duō le.
  This area used to have many local thugs, but now public security is much better.
• 他年轻的时候是个地痞，后来改邪归正了。
  Tā nián qīng de shí hou shì gè dì pǐ, hòu lái gǎi xié guī zhèng le.
  He was a local ruffian when he was young, but later he turned over a new leaf.

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