男 nán
“male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位”
attributive2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
男 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 142: 男 nán — Level 1; official annotation 1 (形). PDF page 83
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 男
男 (nán) is an adjective meaning 'male' and is used before nouns to show gender, as in 男同学 or 男医生. It is not used alone as a predicate; to say someone is male, use 男的 or 男性.
例句Example sentences
- 我们班有十五个男同学。wǒ men bān yǒu shí wǔ gè nán tóng xué.Our class has fifteen male classmates.
- 那个男医生是我爸爸的朋友。nà ge nán yī sheng shì wǒ bà ba de péng you.That male doctor is my father's friend.
- 这家公司只招男职员吗？zhè jiā gōng sī zhī zhāo nán zhí yuán ma?Does this company only hire male employees?
易混词Easily confused
男vs男人
男 is an adjective placed before nouns; 男人 is a noun meaning 'man'. Say 男同学, not 男人同学.