男
朋
友

Boyfriend in Chinese: 男朋友 (nán péng you)

nán péng you

boyfriend

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Definitions

  1. 1boyfriend

Stroke order

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男
朋
友

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄆㄥˊ

péng

ㄆ/ pㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

˙ㄧㄡ

you

˙/ neutral toneㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou

Example sentences

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  • 她的男朋友是我们学校的老师。

    tā de nán péng you shì wǒ men xué xiào de lǎo shī。

    Her boyfriend is a teacher at our school.

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Related words

男

nán

male

朋友

péng you

friend

男人

nán rén

a man

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

友谊

yǒu yì

companionship

男生

nán shēng

schoolboy

网友

wǎng yǒu

online friend

男子

nán zǐ

a man

好友

hǎo yǒu

close friend

男女

nán nǚ

male-female

男士

nán shì

man

男性

nán xìng

the male sex

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