大爷 (dà ye): uncle, elderly man
Meaning & Stroke Order
Word info
- Pinyin
- Meaning
- uncle, elderly man
- Characters
- 2
- Part of speech
- noun
- HSK level
- HSK 5
Full definitions
Meanings grouped by pronunciation.
- arrogant idler
- self-centered show-off
- (coll.) fathers older brother
- uncle
- term of respect for older man
Chinese explanation
- 指态度傲慢、好逸恶劳、无所事事的人
- 有时也用来称呼年长的男性，带尊敬或亲昵意味。
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Example sentences
On the subway, a young man accidentally stepped on that arrogant idler's foot. He immediately started shouting and even shoved the other person, making everyone around frown.
That arrogant idler at the entrance of the neighborhood sits there every day. Whoever's car blocks his way gets cursed at, and even the security guards don't dare to intervene.
Several arrogant idlers were playing chess in the park and got into a red-faced argument over one move. In the end, they almost came to blows, and the elderly bystanders quickly pulled them apart.
At the train station, a tourist from out of town asked that arrogant idler for directions. Not only did he refuse to answer, but he also mocked the person for not even knowing how to read a map.
In the vegetable market, that arrogant idler shouted at the young girl selling vegetables because a jin of vegetables cost fifty cents more, and he even made her cry.
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