Hanzi

男

male/Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

nán

Bopomofo

ㄋㄢˊ

Jyutping

naam4

Example sentences

男 nán
那個男孩是我的弟弟。
那个男孩是我的弟弟。

That boy is my younger brother.

亮點 / 亮点 liàngdiǎn
這部電影最大的亮點是男主角的出色演技。
这部电影最大的亮点是男主角的出色演技。

The biggest highlight of this movie is the male lead's outstanding acting.

男人 nánrén
他是一個很有責任感的男人。
他是一个很有责任感的男人。

He is a very responsible man.

帥 / 帅 shuài
那個穿西裝的男人長得很帥。
那个穿西装的男人长得很帅。

That man in the suit is very handsome.

男友 nányǒu
她下班後和男友一起去吃晚餐。
她下班后和男友一起去吃晚餐。

After work, she went to dinner with her boyfriend.

變心 / 变心 biànxīn
她發現男友變心後，決定離開。
她发现男友变心后，决定离开。

After she found out her boyfriend had changed his feelings, she decided to leave.

男士 nánshì
他是一位幽默的男士。

He is a humorous gentleman.

男女 nánnǚ
社會強調男女平等。
社会强调男女平等。

Society emphasizes gender equality.

男子 nánzǐ
那位男子在公園裡跑步。
那位男子在公园里跑步。

That man is running in the park.

涉嫌 shèxián
警方逮捕了一名涉嫌詐騙的男子。
警方逮捕了一名涉嫌诈骗的男子。

Police arrested a man suspected of fraud.

Example Vocabulary

男

nan2

male; man; son

男人

nan2'ren2

man

男兒

nan2'er2

男友

nan2'you3

male friend; boyfriend

男士

nan2'shi4

gentleman

男女

nan2'nv3

men and women; male and female

男子

nan2'zi3

man; male

善男信女

shan4'nan2'xin4'nv3

型男

xing2'nan2

大男子主義

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