男朋友

nánpéngyǒu

Traditional: 男朋友

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Translation

boyfriend

Word origin

A compound of 男 (nán, male) and 朋友 (péng yǒu, friend). A male friend in the romantic sense, that is a boyfriend.

Origin
compound
Root
男 (nán, male) + 朋友 (péng yǒu, friend)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 男

Stroke order for 朋

Stroke order for 友

Examples

She has a boyfriend.

This is my boyfriend.

shuài

Her boyfriend is very handsome.

They have been a couple for two years.

Do you have a boyfriend yet?

男朋友 (nán péng yǒu) means boyfriend. Its counterpart is 女朋友, girlfriend.

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This word is part of lesson 25.