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男生

nán shēng
个 gè
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

Definitions

  1. 1. schoolboy
  2. 2. male student
  3. 3. boy
  4. 4. guy (young adult male)

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items
男孩
nán hái

boy

more general term for boy, not necessarily a student
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi

young man

informal term for young guy, more colloquial

Usage notes

Collocations

Usually used for school-age males; for male adults in general use 男人.

Example Sentences

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那个 男生 是我的同学。
That male student is my classmate.
那個 男生 從後門進來了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5963259)

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Child Words of 男生

生
shēng

to be born

男
nán

male