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The Chinese word nanzi - 男子 - nánzǐ
(man in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

nánzǐ

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English translations

man,
male

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Chinese characters  ( nanzi / nánzǐ ) with pronunciation (English translation: man )

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男子 ( nanzi / nánzǐ ) is composed of these characters: 男 (nan) , 子 (zi)
The traditional Chinese characters of nánzǐ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 男子 ( nanzi / nánzǐ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Ta canjia le nanzi yibai mi bisai.
Tā cānjiā le nánzǐ yībǎi mǐ bǐsài.
 – English translation: He competed in the men's hundred meters.

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

field  |  force  |  has enough force to work in the field
 
More words that mean man in Chinese
dānrénpáng ( 亻 ), fū ( 夫 ), nán ( 男 ), nánrén ( 男人 )

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