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男

nán · nan

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Meaning

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  1. male
  2. Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi)
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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)听(tīng)不(bu)清(qīng)那(nà)个(ge)男(nán)的(de)在(zài)说(shuō)些(xiē)什(shén)么(me)。

I can't make out what the man is saying.

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

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)招(zhāo)聘(pìn)男(nán)护(hù)士(shì)，欢(huān)迎(yíng)报(bào)名(míng)。

This company is hiring male nurses; welcome to apply.

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