男子气概

男子氣概

nánzǐ qìgài

noun

Meanings

1 manliness
2 masculinity; masculine spirit

Characters

person (in the word for man)

bearing; manner

Examples

HSK 1

他说话做事很有男子气概。

Tā shuōhuà zuòshì hěn yǒu nánzǐ qìgài.

He shows real manliness in the way he talks and acts.

HSK 3

谁说男人哭了就没有男子气概？

Shéi shuō nánrén kū le jiù méiyǒu nánzǐ qìgài?

Who says a man who cries isn't manly?

Tips

usage

A fuller, slightly formal form of 男子气. Close words: 阳刚 (masculine, virile) and, in casual northern speech, 爷们儿 (a real man).

Stroke Order

男 nán

子 zǐ

气 qì

概 gài