男子 (nán zǐ) — a man, a male
Definition
男子 (nánzǐ) is a written, neutral word for 'man' or 'male' — more formal than 男人 but less polite than 男士, and used for adults rather than students (男生) or lads (小伙子).
noun
a mana male
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 男子。Lù shang yǒu yí gè nán zǐ zài pǎo bù.There is a man running on the road.
- 男子。Zhè wèi nán zǐ shì wǒ de tóng shì.This man is my colleague.
- 男子。Zhè cì bǐ sài zhǐ yǒu jǐ wèi nán zǐ cān jiā.Only a few men participated in this competition.
Browse more HSK 5 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.