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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.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

汉hànman
子zǐending

汉子 names a man or fellow; 汉 gives the sense of man, and 子 completes it.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 汉 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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