少男

shàonán
noun #31,617

Meanings

  1. 1 young, unmarried male
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 teenage boy

Examples

Zhè běn zázhì shì miànxiàng shàonán shàonǚ de.
This magazine is aimed at teenage boys and girls.
Guǎngchǎng shàng jùjí le yī qún shàonán.
A group of young men gathered in the square.

Tips

usage
少男 almost always pairs with 少女 (shàonǚ, 'young girl') — together 少男少女 is a common set phrase for 'teenagers / young people' in titles of books, magazines, and songs. Standalone 少男 is less common in speech; 男孩 (nánhái, 'boy') is more everyday.
memory
'young' + 'male' = 'young male'. The here is read shào (4th tone, 'young'), NOT shǎo (3rd tone, 'few'). Same shào in 少年 'youth/adolescent' and 青少年 'teenagers'.

Stroke Order

shǎo
nán