The Chinese word for boy is
男孩
nán háiChinese Definition
boy | |
1. 名词. 男孩 | |
Components | |
男 | |
1. man; (only of human in Standard Chinese) male | |
男人 - man | |
男孩 - boy | |
2. son | |
長zhǎng男 - eldest son | |
3. baron, lowest of the five ranks of Chinese aristocracy (Zhou dynasty | |
孩 | |
1. child; youngster; baby | |
男孩兒r - boy | |
2. (literary) young and small; childish | |
3. (literary) to have tender affection for | |
4. (literary) to regard as a child | |
5. (obsolete) Alternative form of 咳 (hái, t=(of baby) to giggle; to laugh) |
Translations for 孩 and their definitions
男孩 | |
1. boy |
少年 | |
1. n. early youth (from ten to sixteen years old) | |
少年 時代 - early youth | |
2. n. juvenile; youngster | |
3. n. (literary) young man; boy | |
4. adj. (literary or Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) young |
小伙子 | |
1. n. lad; young fellow |
男人 | |
1. n. man | |
花心 的 男人 - womaniser | |
要 想 抓住 男人 的 心,先 要 抓住 男人 的 胃。 - The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. | |
2. adj. (colloquial) manly; masculine | |
3. n. (colloquial) husband |
男僕 | |
1. butler |
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