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The Chinese word for man is
男人

nán rén



man

Chinese Definition


man
     1. 名词. 男人
Components
     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
     1. man; person; people
           人類 (rénlèi) - humans
           那 人 是 誰? (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person?
           嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎? - Who is that person?
           有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door.
     2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er
           主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host
           北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger
           香港人 - Hongkonger
     3. body
           人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not
           這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days.
           今天 上午 你 人 在 哪? (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning?
     4. everybody; everyone
           人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.)
           人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge
     5. other people; others
           人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say)
           害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself
     6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality
           就我所知,他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad).
           我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is.
           佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎? - Exactly what kind of person is he?
     7. manpower; worker; employee
           我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now.
     8. talent; person of talent
     9. (obsolete) common people; commoner
     10. adult; grown-up
           長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult
     11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others
     12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun
           ?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they
     13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse
           人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse
           人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse
     14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend
     15. artificial; man-made
           人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster
     16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world
     17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word
     18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén)
     19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén)
     20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén)
     21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia.
           別 磨蹭ceng 啦,人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢! (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB
           哎呀,人 孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛 大學 啦,多 出息xi 呀! (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB
           人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r,就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le.
     22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother



Translations for and their definitions

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


男的
     1. n. (colloquial) male; man; guy
           你 是 男的 抑是 女的 嗎?若是 男的,許個 男的 說 你 著 買 男的 的 衫,了 去 男的 的 廁所 穿衫。 (Lí sǐ lâm--ê á-sǐ lú--ê ba? Nǎ-sǐ lâm--ê, hi-gê lâm--ê seh lí tio̍h bóe lâm--ê ê saⁿ, liáu khì lâm--ê ê chhè-só͘ chhēng-saⁿ.) - Are you


男子
     1. n. (formal) man; male


男子漢
     1. n. man (especially one with masculine features or character)
           真正 的 男子漢 - a real man


男子汉
     1. Simplified form of 男子漢


     1. man; person; people
           人類 (rénlèi) - humans
           那 人 是 誰? (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person?
           嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎? - Who is that person?
           有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door.
     2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er
           主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host
           北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger
           香港人 - Hongkonger
     3. body
           人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not
           這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days.
           今天 上午 你 人 在 哪? (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning?
     4. everybody; everyone
           人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.)
           人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge
     5. other people; others
           人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say)
           害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself
     6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality
           就我所知,他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad).
           我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is.
           佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎? - Exactly what kind of person is he?
     7. manpower; worker; employee
           我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now.
     8. talent; person of talent
     9. (obsolete) common people; commoner
     10. adult; grown-up
           長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult
     11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others
     12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun
           ?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they
     13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse
           人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse
           人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse
     14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend
     15. artificial; man-made
           人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster
     16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world
     17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word
     18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén)
     19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén)
     20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén)
     21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia.
           別 磨蹭ceng 啦,人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢! (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB
           哎呀,人 孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛 大學 啦,多 出息xi 呀! (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB
           人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r,就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le.
     22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother


人類
     1. n. (collective) humanity; humans; humankind; the human race; hominid
           人類 前途 - the future of the human race
           人類 遺址 - hominid site
           人類 活動 導致 的 氣候.變化 - human-induced climate change
           關係 到 人類 的 生死存亡 - to concern the survival of the human race
           圖書館 是 人類 知識 的 海洋。 - Libraries contain knowledge of human experience as vast as the open sea.
           書籍 是 人類 進步 的 階梯。 - The book is the ladder of human progress.
           考古學 係 一 門 研究 人類 文化 同 歷史 嘅 學科。 - Archaeology is a science that studies human cultures and history.


人类
     1. Simplified form of 人類


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