男女朋友

nánnǚpéngyou
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 boyfriend or girlfriend
  2. 2 romantic partner (generic)

Examples

HSK 2
Tāmen zuò nánnǚpéngyou yǐjīng sānnián le.
They've been boyfriend and girlfriend for three years already.
HSK 3
Nǐmen shì nánnǚpéngyou guānxi ma?
Are you two in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship?
HSK 5
Wǒmen hái méi dào nánnǚpéngyou de chéngdù.
We aren't quite at the boyfriend-and-girlfriend stage yet.

Tips

usage
Gender-neutral cover term combining 男朋友 + 女朋友. Often used when the speaker doesn't want to specify or is asking about both sides of a couple: 你们是男女朋友吗 = 'are you two dating?'. More formal / explicit alternative to the slangier 对象.

Stroke Order

nán
péng
yǒu