爷们

爺們

yémen

noun #17,936

Meanings

1 menfolk
2 men (collective)
3 real man

Characters

grandfather; master

Examples

HSK 1

你是不是爷们？站出来！

Nǐ shìbúshì yémen? Zhàn chūlái!

Are you a real man or not? Step up!

HSK 2

他们家的爷们儿都去打工了。

Tāmen jiā de yémenr dōu qù dǎgōng le.

All the menfolk of their family went out to work.

Tips

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爷们/爷们儿 is very colloquial and Northern Chinese. When used to mean 'real man' it carries a macho, tough-guy connotation.

Stroke Order

爷 yé

们 men