男方

nánfāng

noun HSK 7-9 #27,950

Meanings

HSK 5

婚礼费用由男方家庭承担。

Hūnlǐ fèiyòng yóu nánfāng jiātíng chéngdān.

The wedding expenses are borne by the groom's family.

HSK 6

在谈判中，男方提出了新的条件。

Zài tánpàn zhōng, nánfāng tíchū le xīn de tiáojiàn.

In the negotiation, the male party put forward new conditions.

usage

男方 is used in legal, marital, or negotiation contexts to refer to the male side. Its counterpart is 女方, the female/bride's side.

memory

男 = male plus 方 = side/party → 'the male side'.

男 nán

方 fāng