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男子汉

nán zǐ hàn · nan zi han

Traditional 男子漢

Meaning

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  1. man (i.e. manly, masculine)
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In a conversation

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A real man carries boxes

  1. Liangliang

    搬家(bānjiā)这点(zhèdiǎn)东西(dōngxi)，男子汉(nánzǐhàn)一个人(yīgèrén)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)！

    For this little moving job, a real man can do it alone!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)这个(zhège)箱子(xiāngzi)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    OK, then this box is for you.

  3. Liangliang

    哎哟(āiyō)，怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)重(zhòng)？

    Ouch, why is it so heavy?

  4. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)我的(wǒde)书(shū)，一百本(yībǎiběn)。

    My books are inside, a hundred of them.

  5. Liangliang

    男子汉(nánzǐhàn)也(yě)需要(xūyào)朋友(péngyou)帮忙(bāngmáng)！

    Even a real man needs a friend's help!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)会(huì)使(shǐ)你(nǐ)成(chéng)为(wéi)一(yí)个(gè)男(nán)子(zǐ)汉(hàn)。

I will make a man of you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)男(nán)子(zǐ)汉(hàn)应(yīng)该(gāi)敢(gǎn)于(yú)承(chéng)担(dān)责(zé)任(rèn)。

A real man should dare to take responsibility.

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