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男人

nán rén · nan ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. a man
  2. a male
  3. men
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In a conversation

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The man with the map

  1. Leon

    那个(nàge)男人(nánrén)好像(hǎoxiàng)迷路了(mílùle)。

    That man seems to be lost.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)男人(nánrén)？

    Which man?

  3. Leon

    穿(chuān)蓝(lán)衣服(yīfu)、拿着(názhe)地图(dìtú)的(de)男人(nánrén)。

    The man in blue, holding a map.

  4. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，那(nà)是(shì)商店(shāngdiàn)窗户(chuānghu)里(lǐ)的(de)你(nǐ)。

    Leon, that is you in the shop window.

  5. Leon

    难怪(nánguài)他(tā)的(de)地图(dìtú)和(hé)我(wǒ)的(de)一样(yīyàng)。

    No wonder his map is the same as mine.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)莉(lì)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)跟(gēn)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)一(yí)样(yàng)吝(lìn)啬(sè)的(de)男(nán)人(rén)。

Mary doesn't like men who are stingy like Tom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by DostKaplan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)抓(zhuā)了(le)正(zhèng)在(zài)跑(pǎo)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)男(nán)人(rén)。

The policeman captured the man who was running.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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男
nán

male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔděngjuéwèi)

人
rén

person; people

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