大男人
dà nán rén
Pinyin

Definition

大男人
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dà nán rén
  1. very masculine guy
  2. a real man
  3. (used ironically) a grown man

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
大
dà
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
大话骰
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
男
nán
  1. 1 male
  2. 2 Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
  1. 1 Alexander (name)
  2. 2 Alexandria (town name)

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
  1. 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)

Sample Sentences

大男人的，大概没有特别偏好什么花吧，请花店弄个简单一点的花束，味道颜色都不要太浓烈就好。
dànánrén de ，dàgài méiyǒu tèbié piānhào shénme huā ba ，qǐng huādiàn nòng gè jiǎndān yīdiǎn de huā shù ，wèidao yánsè dōu bù yào tài nóngliè jiù hǎo 。
He's a bit of a macho man. I don't think he has any particular preference for any flower. Ask the florist to make up a simple bouquet, and request that the smell isn't too strong and the colors aren't too bright and that should be fine.
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都不是、都不是，你知道的，我家那口子好面子，爱买名牌，我一个大男人，总不能连钱都拿不出手吧？
dōu bù shì 、dōu bù shì ，nǐ zhīdào de ，wǒjiā nà kǒuzi hào miànzi ，ài mǎi míngpái ，wǒ yí ge dànánrén ，zǒng bùnéng lián qián dōu nábùchū shǒu ba ？
It's not that, it's not that. You know my wife likes to keep up appearances. She likes buying big brands and how can a big fella like me not provide for her?
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你一个大男人，连自己老婆都管不好，还能有多大本事，就让他们办了你，省得我一天到晚给你擦屁股。
nǐ yí ge dànánrén ，lián zìjǐ lǎopó dōu guǎn bù hǎo ，hái néng yǒu duō dà běnshì ，jiù ràng tāmen bàn le nǐ ，shěngde wǒ yìtiāndàowǎn gěi nǐ cā pìgu 。
You're a big fella indeed, you can't even keep your own wife in check. If you can't do that what can you do? I should let them prosecute you, to save me from having to wipe your bum for you from morning to night.
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聊天？两个大男人，有什么好聊的？你不说什么事，我可不去。
liáotiān ？liǎng gè dànánrén ，yǒu shénme hǎo liáo de ？nǐ bù shuō shénme shì ，wǒ kě bù qù 。
Chat? What do two grown men have to talk about? If you don't have something to talk with me about, then I won't go.
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大男人
dànánrén
manly man
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就看过那部魔法石的电影。我一个快奔三的大男人了，哪有闲情看这个！魔法是西方小孩喜欢的吧？
jiù kàn guo nà bù mófǎshí de diànyǐng 。wǒ yī ge kuài bènsān de dànánrén le ，nǎyǒu xiánqíng kàn zhège ！mófǎ shì xīfāng xiǎohái xǐhuan de ba ？
I have only seen ''The Sorcerer's Stone" movie. I am almost 30 years old--I don't have the time for things like this. Kids in the west are really into sorcery, hey?
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呸、呸、呸，别说这种不吉利的话。你一个大男人，怎么这么没用？现在不是不颠了吗？
pēi 、pēi 、pēi ，bié shuō zhèzhǒng bù jílì de huà 。nǐ yī ge dànánrén ，zěnme zhème méiyòng ？xiànzài bù shì bù diān le ma ？
Nah, nah, nah. Don't go and jinx us. You are a grown man. Why are you so useless? Is it not just turbulence?
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漂亮是漂亮，不过我一个大男人，戴首饰好像怪怪的。
piàoliang shì piàoliang ，bùguò wǒ yī ge dànánrén ，dài shǒushì hǎoxiàng guàiguài de 。
It is very beautiful. But it would seem sort of strange for a man like me to wear this.
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