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男生

nánshēng

schoolboy, male student

schoolboy, male student
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Characters in this word

男 nán

Strokes
7
Radical
田 — field, farm, arable land
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 力 strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

生 shēng

Strokes
5
Radical
生 — life, lifetime
Made of
𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 生

Example phrases

  • 这个男生是我的朋友。 Zhège nánshēng shì wǒ de péngyou. This boy is my friend.
  • 那个男生学习很好。 Nàge nánshēng xuéxí hěn hǎo. That boy does very well at school.
  • 男生和女生都来了。 Nánshēng hé nǚshēng dōu lái le. Both the boys and the girls came.
  • 我们班的男生都来了。 Wǒmen bān de nánshēng dōu lái le. All the boys in our class have come.
  • 那个男生在图书馆看书。 Nàge nánshēng zài túshūguǎn kàn shū. That boy is reading in the library.
  • 这个男生叫王明。 Zhège nánshēng jiào Wáng Míng. This boy is called Wang Ming.
  • 男生们喜欢打球吗? Nánshēngmen xǐhuan dǎqiú ma? Do the boys like playing ball?
  • 请给那个男生一本书。 Qǐng gěi nàge nánshēng yì běn shū. Please give that boy a book.
  • 那个男生病了。 Nàge nánshēng bìng le. That boy got sick.
  • 这个男生没吃午饭。 Zhège nánshēng méi chī wǔfàn. This boy didn't have lunch.

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