Meaning of 壮丁
壮丁 means able-bodied young man (in old times, especially one eligible for conscription). Pronounced zhuàng dīng.
- able-bodied young man (in old times, especially one eligible for conscription)
Definitions & Examples
Kàng抗
Rì日
Zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
，
cūn村
lǐ里
hěn很
duō多
zhuàng壮
dīng丁
dōu都
bèi被
zhuā抓
qù去
dāng当
bīng兵
le了
。
During the Anti-Japanese War, many able-bodied men in the village were forcibly conscripted.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
zhuā抓
zhuàng壮
dīng丁
shì是
cháng常
yǒu有
de的
shì事
。
Forcibly conscripting able-bodied men was a common occurrence in the old society.
Tā他
zhèng正
dāng当
zhuàng壮
dīng丁
zhī之
nián年
，
què却
bèi被
zhuā抓
qù去
xiū修
cháng长
chéng城
。
He was right in his prime as an able-bodied man, yet was seized to build the Great Wall.
Nà那
gè个
nián年
dài代
，
bǎo保
zhǎng长
men们
dào到
chù处
sōu搜
bǔ捕
táo逃
zǒu走
de的
zhuàng壮
dīng丁
。
In those years, local officials hunted everywhere for able-bodied men who had fled conscription.