男生
nánshēng · schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 男生
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
university student; college student
男nán(bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner