How to say “male student” in Chinese
male student, guy
“Male student” in Chinese is 男生, nán shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
男生 is read nán shēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 田 “field”; below, 力 “strength”.
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “男生”.
More words from the lesson “You, me and everyone else”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “male student” in Chinese?
“Male student” in Chinese is 男生, pinyin nánshēng.
What does 男生 mean?
男生 (nánshēng) means “male student, guy”.
How do you write 男生?
男生 is 2 characters: 男 (nán) — man, male; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 男生?
男生 is read nánshēng. Tones: nán — second tone, shēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“male student” in the lesson “You, me and everyone else”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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