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男士

nán shì · nan shi

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Meaning

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  1. man
  2. gentleman
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Which door?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，男士(nánshì)卫生间(wèishēngjiān)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the men's restroom?

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)那边(nàbian)，门上(ménshàng)写着(xiězhe)男士(nánshì)两个(liǎnggè)字(zì)。

    Over there. The door says the two characters "nán shì".

  3. Leon

    我(wǒ)看不懂(kànbudǒng)这(zhè)两个(liǎnggè)字(zì)。

    I cannot read these two characters.

  4. Liangliang

    男士(nánshì)就是(jiùshì)男人(nánrén)，女士(nǚshì)就是(jiùshì)女人(nǚrén)。

    Nán shì means men. Nǚ shì means women.

  5. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)明白(míngbai)了(le)。男士(nánshì)是(shì)……这个(zhège)门(mén)。

    Thanks, I understand. Nán shì is... this door.

  6. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，那个(nàge)门(mén)是(shì)女士(nǚshì)！男士(nánshì)在(zài)左边(zuǒbian)。

    No, no, that door says nǚ shì! The nán shì door is on the left.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)外(wài)表(biǎo)赢(yíng)得(dé)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)男(nán)士(shì)的(de)好(hǎo)感(gǎn)。

Her good looks gained her the favor of many men.

Tatoeba: Chinese by evkon · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)戴(dài)眼(yǎn)镜(jìng)的(de)男(nán)士(shì)是(shì)谁(shuí)？

Who is that gentleman in spectacles?

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

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