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nán
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. male
  2. 2. Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 838445)

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Words Containing 男

虾男
xiā nán

(slang) a guy who is like a prawn: yummy body, but not so appealing above the neck

男巫
nán wū

wizard; warlock

男子单
nán zǐ dān

men's singles (sports)

大男人主义
dà nán rén zhǔ yì

male chauvinism

男傧相
nán bīn xiàng

best man (in a marriage)

重男轻女
zhòng nán qīng nǚ

to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)

男虫
nán chóng

swindler

大男子主义
dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì

male chauvinism

男子篮球
nán zǐ lán qiú

men's basketball

遗男
yí nán

orphan

男才女貌
nán cái nǚ mào

talented man and beautiful woman

男婚女嫁
nán hūn nǚ jià

to celebrate a wedding

男女授受不亲
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn

men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)

渣男
zhā nán

(coll.) jerk

少男少女
shào nán shào nǚ

boys and girls

长男
zhǎng nán

eldest son

羊男
yáng nán

goat-man

男主外,女主内
nán zhǔ wài , nǚ zhǔ nèi

men go out to work and women stay at home (idiom)

男女
nán nǚ

male-female

绿女红男
lǜ nǚ hóng nán

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

狗男女
gǒu nán nǚ

a couple engaged in an illicit love affair

好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

男的
nán de

man

大男子主义者
dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì zhě

male chauvinist

男女老幼
nán nǚ lǎo yòu

everybody

男左女右
nán zuǒ nǚ yòu

the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)

潮男
cháo nán

metrosexual

男子气
nán zǐ qì

manly

男工
nán gōng

male worker

弯男
wān nán

gay guy

男女合校
nán nǚ hé xiào

see 男女同校[nán nu:3 tóng xiào]

男风
nán fēng

male homosexuality

理工男
lǐ gōng nán

geek

都市美型男
dū shì měi xíng nán

metrosexual

男人婆
nán rén pó

tomboy

男性亲属
nán xìng qīn shǔ

kinsman

男人家
nán rén jia

a man (rather than a woman)

男尊女卑
nán zūn nǚ bēi

to regard men as superior to women (idiom)

男性厌恶
nán xìng yàn wù

misandry

男家
nán jiā

man's family (in marriage)

善男信女
shàn nán xìn nǚ

lay practitioners of Buddhism

男基尼
nán jī ní

mankini (loanword)

男性化
nán xìng huà

to masculinize

男孩
nán hái

boy

乱搞男女关系
luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì

to be promiscuous

男同
nán tóng

gay guy (coll.)

男人不坏,女人不爱
nán rén bù huài , nǚ rén bù ài

women love bad guys

男朋友
nán péng you

boyfriend

男排
nán pái

men's volleyball

男双
nán shuāng

men's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)

暖男
nuǎn nán

a man who is family-oriented, considerate and protective

处男
chǔ nán

virgin (male)

阅男无数
yuè nán wú shù

(idiom) to have had relationships with many men

男性
nán xìng

the male sex

潜力股男人
qián lì gǔ nán rén

man with good prospects

男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

男性贬抑
nán xìng biǎn yì

misandry

普信男
pǔ xìn nán

(neologism c. 2020) an ordinary guy who imagines he is God's gift to womankind

男妓
nán jì

male prostitute

男护
nán hù

male nurse

男女关系
nán nǚ guān xì

man-woman connection

男中音
nán zhōng yīn

baritone

男子汉大丈夫
nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu

(coll.) he-man

男装
nán zhuāng

men's clothes

男星
nán xīng

male star

男爵
nán jué

baron

男女老少
nán nǚ lǎo shào

all kinds of people

男性主义
nán xìng zhǔ yì

masculism

男人
nán rén

a man

男子汉
nán zǐ hàn

man (i.e. manly, masculine)

男子气概
nán zǐ qì gài

masculinity

男儿
nán ér

a (real) man

男子
nán zǐ

a man; a male

孤男寡女
gū nán guǎ nǚ

a single man and a single woman

男欢女爱
nán huān nǚ ài

passionate love (idiom)

男高音部
nán gāo yīn bù

tenor part

男厕
nán cè

gents washroom

男高音
nán gāo yīn

tenor

男低音
nán dī yīn

(music) bass voice

女扮男装
nǚ bàn nán zhuāng

(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)

男生
nán shēng

schoolboy

男婴
nán yīng

male baby

男孩乐队
nán hái yuè duì

boy band (type of pop group)

型男
xíng nán

fashionable and good-looking guy (slang)

童男
tóng nán

virgin male

男友
nán yǒu

boyfriend

男孩子
nán hái zi

boy

男旦
nán dàn

male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)

男根
nán gēn

penis

男士
nán shì

man

男女平等
nán nǚ píng děng

equality of the sexes

男单
nán dān

men's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)

都会美型男
dū huì měi xíng nán

metrosexual

男扮女装
nán bàn nǚ zhuāng

(of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)

男女
nán nǚ

male-female

少男
shào nán

young, unmarried male; young guy

男篮
nán lán

men's basketball

男色
nán sè

male homosexuality

男女同校
nán nǚ tóng xiào

coeducation

男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎
nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng

men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)

姨甥男女
yí sheng nán nǚ

wife's sister's children

男方
nán fāng

the bridegroom's side

红男绿女
hóng nán lǜ nǚ

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

欺男霸女
qī nán bà nǚ

to oppress the people

男票
nán piào

boyfriend (Internet slang)

男神
nán shén

Mr Perfect

男管家
nán guǎn jiā

butler

男同胞
nán tóng bāo

man

男丁
nán dīng

adult male

宅男
zhái nán

a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese \otaku\)

直男
zhí nán

straight guy

金正男
jīn zhèng nán

Kim Jong-nam (1971-2017), the eldest son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[jīn zhèng rì]

直男癌
zhí nán ái

(slang) male chauvinism

男娃
nán wá

(dialect) boy

男友力
nán yǒu lì

(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend)

男修道院长
nán xiū dào yuàn zhǎng

abbot

役男
yì nán

males eligible for military service

男童
nán tóng

boy

大男人
dà nán rén

very masculine guy