男
性

The male sex in Chinese: 男性 (nán xìng)

nán xìng

the male sex

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Definitions

  1. 1the male sex
  2. 2a male

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男
性

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这种病在男性中更常见。

    zhè zhǒng bìng zài nán xìng zhōng gèng cháng jiàn。

    This illness is more common among males.

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Related words

男

nán

male

性

xìng

nature

男人

nán rén

a man

性别

xìng bié

gender

性格

xìng gé

nature

个性

gè xìng

individuality

性质

xìng zhì

nature

男生

nán shēng

schoolboy

男子

nán zǐ

a man

男女

nán nǚ

male-female

男士

nán shì

man

女性

nǚ xìng

woman

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