男女

nán nǚ · nan nü · nan nv

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. male-female
  2. male and female

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(gè)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)是(shì)男(nán)女(nǚ)都(dōu)可(kě)以(yǐ)住(zhù)宿(sù)的(de)胶(jiāo)囊(náng)酒(jiǔ)店(diàn)。

This building is a capsule hotel lodging men and women.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maple · English by wonkk · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

现(xiàn)在(zài)不(bù)止(zhǐ)要(yào)男(nán)女(nǚ)薪(xīn)金(jīn)平(píng)等(děng),而(ér)且(qiě)还(hái)要(yào)平(píng)均(jūn)分(fēn)配(pèi)家(jiā)务(wù)。

It is time not only to equalize men's and women's wages, but also to equalize responsibility for housework.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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