Chinese word dictionary

男旦

nán dàn · male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)

Word information

Simplified男旦
Traditional男旦
Pinyinnán dàn
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 男旦

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