男性 (nán xìng) — male (gender); a male person
Definition
男性 (nánxìng) is the formal/categorical noun for 'the male sex' — used in surveys, academic, and paired with 女性. 男人 is everyday 'man'; 男士 is a polite address; 雄性 is only for animals/plants.
noun
male (gender)a male person
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 男性。Zhè ge bān yǒu èr shí gè nán xìng.There are twenty males in this class.
- 男性。nán xìng Hé nǚ xìng yí yàng duō.There are as many males as females.
- 男性。Nà wèi chuān lán yī fu de nán xìng shì wǒ de péng you.That male in blue clothes is my friend.
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