rough, reckless man
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
a rough, reckless, and uncouth man; a boorish fellow
informalUsed to describe a man who is strong but clumsy, lacks refinement, or acts without thinking.
Tā他
lì力
qi气
hěn很
dà大
，
dàn但
zuò做
shì事
xiàng像
gè个
mǎng莽
hàn汉
。
He is very strong, but he acts like a reckless brute.
Bié别
gēn跟
nà那
gè个
mǎng莽
hàn汉
jiǎng讲
dào道
lǐ理
，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
tīng听
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
Don't try to reason with that boorish fellow; he won't listen at all.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
nà那
gè个
jué角
sè色
shì是
gè个
yǒu有
yǒng勇
wú无
móu谋
de的
mǎng莽
hàn汉
。
That character in the novel is a reckless, foolhardy brute.
Yī一
qún群
mǎng莽
hàn汉
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
nào闹
shì事
。
A group of roughnecks were causing trouble on the street.
Tā他
wài外
biǎo表
xiàng像
gè个
mǎng莽
hàn汉
，
nèi内
xīn心
què却
hěn很
shàn善
liáng良
。
He looks like a rough man on the outside, but he is very kind-hearted.