男友 (nán yǒu) — boyfriend (romantic partner); male friend (non-romantic)
Definition
男友 literally means 'male friend', but in everyday use it almost always means a romantic boyfriend. It is a clipped form of 男朋友.
noun
boyfriend (romantic partner)male friend (non-romantic)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 男友。Tā jīn tiān yào dài nán yǒu lái wǒ jiā chī fàn.She is bringing her boyfriend to my house for dinner today.
- 男友，。Zhè shì dà xué shí qī de lǎo nán yǒu, wǒ men jīng cháng yì qǐ dǎ qiú.This is an old male friend from college; we used to play ball together.
- 男友，。Tā méi yǒu nán yǒu, yì zhí dān shēn.She doesn't have a boyfriend; she's been single.
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