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Using 男性 (nánxìng) to express "male"
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男性
Explanation
The word 男性 (nánxìng) means "male" and is a formal or scientific term for the male gender. It is more formal than 男 (nán) or 男人 (nánrén) and is commonly used in official documents, medical contexts, news reports, and discussions about gender.
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这项调查的对象主要是成年男性。
Zhè xiàng diàochá de duìxiàng zhǔyào shì chéngnián nánxìng.
The subjects of this survey are mainly adult males.
男性和女性在这方面的看法有很大差异。
Nánxìng hé nǚxìng zài zhè fāngmiàn de kànfǎ yǒu hěn dà chāyì.
Men and women have very different views on this matter.
这款产品最初是为男性消费者设计的。
Zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn zuìchū shì wèi nánxìng xiāofèizhě shèjì de.
This product was originally designed for male consumers.