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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

男女 [nánnǚ]
  1. 1. noun [pl] men and women
    男女平等
    equality between men and women

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

男女 [nánnǚ]
  1. 1. male and female; men and women
    男女青年
    young men and women
    男女同工同酬。
    Men and women get equal pay for equal work.
    男女同居现象现在已经很普遍了。
    男女平等口号已经喊了很多年了。
  2. 2. [dialect] sons and daughters

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

男女 [nánnǚ]
  1. 1. 男性和女性;男人和女人
    男女之间
    男女青年。

Examples

男女有别
make a distinction between the sexes
男女青年
young men and women 男女
男女同工同酬。
Men and women get equal pay for equal work. 男女
不正当的男女关系
illicit sexual relations (between the two sexes) 男女关系
男女平等
equality between the sexes 平等
男女老幼齐动手。
Men and women, old and young, all pitched in.
村里男女老少全都出来欢迎贵宾。
The whole village, men and women, old and young, turned out to welcome the distinguished visitors. 全都
要为男女青年开展社交活动创造条件。
Opportunities should be provided for social intercourse between young men and women. 社交
男女授受不亲。
In giving and receiving, man and woman should not touch each other (according to Confucian rules of etiquette). 授受
男女混合双打
mixed doubles 双打

Word Decomposition


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