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直男

zhí nán

2-character word

What 直男 means

1. slangheterosexual man
2. slanga "straight" man: direct and literal-minded, practical and unromantic, and often poor at reading emotions or hints

The characters in 直男

• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 男nán(bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位

Example sentences

• 他是个直男。
  He's straight.

Words starting with 直男

• 直男癌zhí nán ái(slang) extreme "straight-man" behavior marked by rigidity, emotional insensitivity, and…

Words containing 直男

• 钢铁直男gāng tiě zhí nán(slang) an extremely "straight" man: direct, literal-minded, practical and unromantic…

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