男女 nán nǚ ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ naam4 neoi5 HSK 4
- male-female
- male and female
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男
- 男人 nán rén ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ naam4 jan4 a man
- 男士 nán shì ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋ naam4 si6 man
- 男子 nán zǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄗˇ naam4 zi2 a man; a male
- 男性 nán xìng ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ naam4 sing3 the male sex
- 男方 nán fāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ naam4 fong1 (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side
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- 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")
- 少男 shào nán ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄢˊ siu3 naam4 young, unmarried male; young guy
- 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
女
- 仕女 shì nǚ ㄕˋ ㄋㄩˇ si6 neoi5 court lady
- 仙女 xiān nǚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ sin1 neoi5 fairy
- 修女 xiū nǚ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄋㄩˇ sau1 neoi5 nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
- 儿女 兒女 ér nǚ ㄦˊ ㄋㄩˇ ji4 neoi5 children; sons and daughters
- 女人 nǚ rén ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ neoi5 jan4 woman
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- 女儿 女兒 nǚ ér ㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ neoi5 ji4 daughter
- 女士 nǚ shì ㄋㄩˇ ㄕˋ neoi5 si6 lady
- 女婿 nǚ xu ㄋㄩˇ ˙ㄒㄩ neoi5 sai3 daughter's husband; son-in-law
- 女子 nǚ zǐ ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇ neoi5 zi2 woman
- 女性 nǚ xìng ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ neoi5 sing3 woman
- 女方 nǚ fāng ㄋㄩˇ ㄈㄤ neoi5 fong1 the bride's side (of a wedding)
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 妇女 婦女 fù nǚ ㄈㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ fu5 neoi5 woman
- 子女 zǐ nǚ ㄗˇ ㄋㄩˇ zi2 neoi5 children; sons and daughters
- 孙女 孫女 sūn nǚ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄋㄩˇ syun1 neoi5 son's daughter
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
- 母女 mǔ nǚ ㄇㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ mou5 neoi5 mother and daughter
- 父女 fù nǚ ㄈㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ fu6 neoi5 father and daughter
- 美女 měi nǚ ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ mei5 neoi5 beautiful woman
- 处女 處女 chǔ nǚ ㄔㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ cyu2 neoi5 virgin; maiden
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ gam1 tung4 juk6 neoi5 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
- 女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ neoi5 saang1 ngoi6 hoeng3 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
- 酸儿辣女 酸兒辣女 suān ér là nǚ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄦˊ ㄌㄚˋ ㄋㄩˇ syun1 ji4 laat6 neoi5 if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)
Example sentences
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为何 為何 男女 有别 有別 呢 ？
Why are there differences between males and females?
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男女 搭配 ， 干活 幹活 不 累 。
When man and woman unite, work is no longer as tiring.
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这 這 仍 是 一 本 男女 皆 爱 愛 的 书 書 。
It is, even now, a book loved by men and women alike.
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在 那个 那個 时代 時代 ， 男女 发式 髮式 大体 大體 相似 。
In that age, men and women wore similar hairstyles.
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那个 那個 建筑物 建築物 是 男女 都 可以 住宿 的 胶囊酒店 膠囊酒店 。
This building is a capsule hotel lodging men and women.
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