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男生

nán shēng

male student; boy

Usage note

男生是指在学校里的男孩子。

nán shēng shì zhǐ zài xué xiào lǐ de nán ér zi.

男生 refers to boys in school.

Context note

男生这个词常用于描述学校里或班级中的男孩。

nán shēng zhè gè cí cháng yòng wéi miáo hu xué xiào lǐ huò bā jí zhōng de nán ér zi.

This word is commonly used to describe boys in school or a class.

5 examples

学校里有很多男生
xué xiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō nán shēng。
There are many male students in the school.
我的弟弟是男生
wǒ de dì di shì nán shēng。
My younger brother is a boy.
他是一名男生
tā shì yì míng nán shēng。
He is a male student.
班里有十个男生
bān lǐ yǒu shí gè nán shēng。
There are ten boys in the class.
男生们正在操场上玩耍。
nán shēng men zhèng zài cāo chǎng shàng wán shuǎ。
The male students are playing on the playground.

5 mini stories

小明是男生,他喜欢打篮球。
xiǎo míng shì nán shēng, tā xǐ huan dǎ lán qiú。
Xiaoming is a boy, and he likes to play basketball.
老师表扬了班里的男生们。
lǎo shī biǎo yáng le bān lǐ de nán shēng men。
The teacher praised the boys in the class.
男生和女生一起上课。
nán shēng hé nǚ shēng yì qǐ shàng kè。
Boys and girls study together in class.
男生们在操场上踢足球。
nán shēng men zài cāo chǎng shàng tī zú qiú。
The male students are playing football on the playground.
班里的男生们都很友好。
bān lǐ de nán shēng men dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
The boys in the class are all very friendly.

Mini dialogue

新同学

A
我们班来了一个新男生
Wǒmen bān lái le yī gè xīn nánshēng.
A new boy has come to our class.
B
太好了,我们可以和他一起玩。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen kěyǐ hé tā yīqǐ wán.
Great, we can play with him.

借铅笔

A
那个男生可以借我一支铅笔吗?
Nàge nánshēng kěyǐ jiè wǒ yī zhī qiānbǐ ma?
Can that boy lend me a pencil?
B
当然可以,给你。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, gěi nǐ.
Of course, here you are.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
女生
nǚ shēng
female student; girl

female student

related
同学
tóng xué
classmate

schoolmate

related
学生
xué sheng
student

general term for student

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