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男孩子

nán hái zi · nan hai zi

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Meaning

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  1. boy
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Two boys with a ball

  1. Liangliang

    胡同(hútòng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)男孩子(nánháizi)在(zài)踢球(tīqiú)。

    Two boys are kicking a ball in the alley.

  2. Dengdeng

    其中(qízhōng)一个(yīgè)男孩子(nánháizi)好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)我的(wǒde)邻居(línjū)。

    One of the boys seems to be my neighbor.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)他(tā)吗(ma)？

    Do you know him?

  4. Dengdeng

    认识(rènshi)，他(tā)前天(qiántiān)借了(jièle)我的(wǒde)球(qiú)。

    Yes, he borrowed my ball the day before yesterday.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，那个(nàge)男孩子(nánháizi)跑过来了(pǎoguòláile)！

    Look, that boy is running over!

  6. Dengdeng

    他(tā)不是(bùshì)来(lái)还(huán)球(qiú)的(de)，他(tā)想(xiǎng)借(jiè)我的(wǒde)自行车(zìxíngchē)。

    He is not here to return the ball. He wants to borrow my bike.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

两(liǎng)个(gè)男(nán)孩(hái)子(zi)从(cóng)房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lǐ)跑(pǎo)出(chū)来(lái)了(le)。

Two boys came running out of the room.

Tatoeba: Chinese by minshirui · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)个(gè)男(nán)孩(hái)子(zi)每(měi)天(tiān)放(fàng)学(xué)后(hòu)都(dōu)去(qù)操(cāo)场(chǎng)踢(tī)足(zú)球(qiú)。

That boy goes to the playground to play soccer every day after school.

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