(nán rén) - man, male in Mandarin
nánrénTraditional: 男人
HSK 2
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Translation
man, male
Word origin
男人 (nánrén) 'man' joins 男 'male' with 人 'person'. 男 is an ideograph of 田 'field' over 力 'strength'; 人 is a pictograph of a standing person seen from the side.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 男 (male: 田 + 力) + 人 (person)
Stroke order
男
人
Examples
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Who is that man?
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He is a good man.
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Men don't cry.
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That man is very tall.
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Men all love watching football.
男人 (nán rén) means man, male. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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