bandit; brigand; outlaw
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bandit; brigand; outlaw
archaicA historical term describing robbers or rebels who operated from mountain or forest hideouts, often portrayed in traditional stories and wuxia fiction.
Zhè这
huǒ伙
cǎo草
kòu寇
zài在
shān山
lǐ里
pán盘
jù踞
duō多
nián年
，
jié劫
lüè掠
guò过
wǎng往
shāng商
lǚ旅
。
This band of outlaws has been entrenched in the mountains for years, robbing passing merchants and travelers.
Nà那
jiāng将
jūn军
fèng奉
mìng命
qù去
jiǎo剿
miè灭
yī一
bāng帮
cǎo草
kòu寇
。
That general was ordered to go and wipe out a gang of bandits.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
tā他
běn本
shì是
yī一
gè个
bèi被
guān官
fǔ府
bī逼
pò迫
de的
cǎo草
kòu寇
。
In the novel, he was originally a bandit forced into that life by the oppressive government.