No. 8,063 in Chinese
boy
The Chinese word "boy" (男孩, nánhái) means "a male child."
In a sentence
那个男孩正在踢足球。
The boy is playing football.
In this sentence, '男孩' (nánhái, boy) is used as a noun to refer to a young male individual.
我看见一个小男孩拉着一个大气球。
I saw a little boy holding a big balloon.
Here, '小男孩' (xiǎo nánhái, little boy) incorporates the adjective '小' (xiǎo, little) to describe the noun '男孩' (boy), specifying size and age.
男孩们都喜欢跑步。
Boys all like running.
The term '男孩们' (nánhái men, boys) is the plural form of '男孩' (boy), created by adding '们' (men), which is a typical plural marker for people in Chinese.
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