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    Referring to a boy with 男生 (nánshēng)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    男生 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    男生 (nánshēng) is a common Chinese noun meaning "boy" or "male student." It is widely used in everyday conversation to refer to boys or young men, particularly in school or social contexts. 男生 can function as a subject or object in a sentence.

    Examples

    • 我们班的男生都很喜欢打篮球。

      Wǒmen bān de nánshēng dōu hěn xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú.

      The boys in our class all really like playing basketball.

    • 那个男生是你的同学吗？

      Nàge nánshēng shì nǐ de tóngxué ma?

      Is that boy your classmate?

    • 今天来了三个男生和两个女生。

      Jīntiān lái le sān gè nánshēng hé liǎng gè nǚshēng.

      Three boys and two girls came today.

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