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男孩

nán hái · nan hai

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Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. boy
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The fish kite

  1. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)男孩(nánhái)在(zài)放(fàng)风筝(fēngzheng)，好(hǎo)高(gāo)啊(a)！

    That boy is flying a kite. It's so high!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)男孩(nánhái)？穿(chuān)红(hóng)衣服(yīfu)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Which boy? The one in red?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，那个(nàge)男孩(nánhái)的(de)风筝(fēngzheng)是(shì)一(yī)条(tiáo)大(dà)鱼(yú)。

    Yes. That boy's kite is a big fish.

  4. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)。那个(nàge)男孩(nánhái)是(shì)我(wǒ)弟弟(dìdi)！

    It's pretty. That boy is my little brother!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)弟弟(dìdi)？你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)早(zǎo)说(shuō)？

    Your brother? Why didn't you say so earlier?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)多(duō)听(tīng)你(nǐ)夸(kuā)几句(jǐjù)。

    I wanted to hear you praise it a bit more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)那(nà)个(ge)坐(zuò)得(de)最(zuì)靠(kào)近(jìn)门(mén)的(de)男(nán)孩(hái)。

I know the boy who is sitting closest to the door.

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

02

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)你(nǐ)和(hé)一(yí)个(gè)高(gāo)个(gè)子(zi)男(nán)孩(hái)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

I saw you with a tall boy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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