男子

nán zǐ

CL 位 wèi 个 gè

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. a man; a male

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 男人 nán rén 男人 nán rén a man colloquial speech: a man

Related words

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• 男孩 nán hái 男孩 nán hái boy age distinction: boy

Synonyms

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• 男性 nán xìng 男性 nán xìng the male sex formal contexts: the male sex

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly appears in compound terms like 男子汉 (a true man) and sports categories such as 男子单打 (men's singles).

Formality

男子 is a formal term for 'man', often used in official contexts, news reports, or sports. In everyday speech, 男人 is more common.

Example Sentences

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他被三名 男子 殴打了。

He was beaten up by three men.

有錢 男子 漢，沒錢漢子難！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 838445)

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Words Containing 男子

• 大男子主义 大男子主义 dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì: male chauvinism
• 大男子主义者 大男子主义者 dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì zhě: male chauvinist
• 男子单 男子单 nán zǐ dān: men's singles (sports)
• 男子气 男子气 nán zǐ qì: manly
• 男子气概 男子气概 nán zǐ qì gài: masculinity
• 男子汉 男子汉 nán zǐ hàn: man (i.e. manly, masculine)
• 男子汉大丈夫 男子汉大丈夫 nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu: (coll.) he-man
• 男子篮球 男子篮球 nán zǐ lán qiú: men's basketball

Child Words of 男子

• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 男 男 nán: male