男儿

男兒

nán'ér

noun #25,048

Measure Word

一个男儿 gè

Meanings

1 a (real) man; a true man
2 boy; son (literary)

Characters

son; child; (here: person, man)

Examples

男儿有泪不轻弹。

Nán'ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán.

A real man does not easily shed tears.

他是一个顶天立地的男儿。

Tā shì yī gè dǐng tiān lì dì de nán'ér.

He is a man who stands upright between heaven and earth.

热血男儿保家卫国。

Rèxuè nán'ér bǎojiā wèiguó.

Hot-blooded men defend their families and country.

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男儿 is a literary/rhetorical term for a man of courage and integrity. In everyday speech, 男人 or 男的 is used. 男儿 appears prominently in patriotic literature and historical dramas.

Stroke Order

男 nán

儿 ér