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男朋友nán péng youboyfriend

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男朋友 (nán péng you) means "boyfriend," a man someone is dating. 她有男朋友了 says she has a boyfriend now, and 我男朋友喜欢打球 says my boyfriend likes playing ball games. The female counterpart is 女朋友, and a male friend you are not dating is usually just 朋友.

What does 男朋友 mean?

  1. 1.

    boyfriendnoun

What do the characters in 男朋友 mean?

  • 男(bound form) male
  • 朋friend
  • 友friend

How do you use 男朋友?

男朋友 means a romantic partner, so for a male friend you are not dating, 朋友 is usually used instead.

Patterns

  • 有 + 男朋友 + 了

    她有男朋友了。

    Tā yǒu nánpéngyou le.

    She has a boyfriend now.

  • 和 + 男朋友 + Verb

    她和男朋友明天去看电影。

    Tā hé nánpéngyou míngtiān qù kàn diànyǐng.

    She and her boyfriend are going to see a movie tomorrow.

What are some examples of 男朋友 in a sentence?

  1. 她有男朋友了。

    Tā yǒu nánpéngyou le.

    She has a boyfriend now.

  2. 我男朋友喜欢打球。

    Wǒ nánpéngyou xǐhuan dǎ qiú.

    My boyfriend likes playing ball games.

  3. 她和男朋友明天去看电影。

    Tā hé nánpéngyou míngtiān qù kàn diànyǐng.

    She and her boyfriend are going to see a movie tomorrow.

How is 男朋友 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你男朋友做什么工作?

    Nǐ nánpéngyou zuò shénme gōngzuò?

    What does your boyfriend do for work?

  2. Speaker B:

    他是老师,在中学工作。

    Tā shì lǎoshī, zài zhōngxué gōngzuò.

    He is a teacher and works at a middle school.

  3. Speaker A:

    你们认识多久了?

    Nǐmen rènshi duō jiǔ le?

    How long have you known each other?

  4. Speaker B:

    三年了。

    Sān nián le.

    Three years now.

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.