男子(nán zǐ): a man
HSK 32 characters
a man
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- nán zǐ
- Meaning
- a man; a male
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Example sentences
How 男子 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
那两个男子就像水和火。
nà liǎng gè nán zǐ jiù xiàng shuǐ hé huǒ
The two men were like fire and water.
这个男子竟然是一个私家侦探。
zhè ge nán zǐ jìng rán shì yī gè sī jiā zhēn tàn
The man turned out to be a private detective.
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