少男 shào nán ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄢˊ siu3 naam4
- young, unmarried male; young guy
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少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
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- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
男
- 男人 nán rén ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ naam4 jan4 a man
- 男士 nán shì ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋ naam4 si6 man
- 男女 nán nǚ ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ naam4 neoi5 male-female
- 男子 nán zǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄗˇ naam4 zi2 a man; a male
- 男性 nán xìng ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ naam4 sing3 the male sex
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- 男方 nán fāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ naam4 fong1 (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side
- 男生 nán shēng ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥ naam4 sang1 schoolboy
- 男孩儿 男孩兒 nán hái r ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ naam4 haai4 ji4 erhua form of 男孩
- 男朋友 nán péng you ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ naam4 pang4 jau5 boyfriend
- 剩男 shèng nán ㄕㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ sing6 naam4 (coll.) "leftover man" – a man who remains single beyond the typical marrying age
- 型男 xíng nán ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ jing4 naam4 fashionable and good-looking guy (slang)
- 媚男 mèi nán ㄇㄟˋ ㄋㄢˊ mei6 naam4 (slang) to pander to men
- 宅男 zhái nán ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ zaak6 naam4 a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")
- 弯男 彎男 wān nán ㄨㄢ ㄋㄢˊ waan1 naam4 gay guy
- 役男 yì nán ㄧˋ ㄋㄢˊ jik6 naam4 males eligible for military service
- 暖男 nuǎn nán ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄋㄢˊ nyun5 naam4 a man who is family-oriented, considerate and protective
- 渣男 zhā nán ㄓㄚ ㄋㄢˊ zaa1 naam4 (coll.) jerk; scumbag (esp. in romantic relationships)
- 潮男 cháo nán ㄔㄠˊ ㄋㄢˊ ciu4 naam4 metrosexual
- 熟男 shú nán ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ suk6 naam4 middle-aged man (often with connotations of confidence, success and attractiveness)
- 男丁 nán dīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥ naam4 ding1 adult male
Idioms with these characters
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
- 红男绿女 紅男綠女 hóng nán lǜ nǚ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ hung4 naam4 luk6 neoi5 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
- 绿女红男 綠女紅男 lǜ nǚ hóng nán ㄌㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ luk6 neoi5 hung4 naam4 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
- 男扮女装 男扮女裝 nán bàn nǚ zhuāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄤ naam4 baan6 neoi5 zong1 (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
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- 男欢女爱 男歡女愛 nán huān nǚ ài ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄞˋ naam4 fun1 neoi5 oi3 passionate love (idiom)
- 男尊女卑 nán zūn nǚ bēi ㄋㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄋㄩˇ ㄅㄟ naam4 zyun1 neoi5 bei1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
- 女扮男装 女扮男裝 nǚ bàn nán zhuāng ㄋㄩˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄤ neoi5 baan6 naam4 zong1 (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
- 一男半女 yī nán bàn nǚ ㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ jat1 naam4 bun3 neoi5 (idiom) a son or daughter; a child
- 阅男无数 閱男無數 yuè nán wú shù ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ jyut6 naam4 mou4 sou2 (idiom) to have had relationships with many men
- 重男轻女 重男輕女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄩˇ cung5 naam4 hing1 neoi5 to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
Example sentences
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这个 這個 班 有 多少 男生 ？
How many boys are there in this class?
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