他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he / him / his / (bound form) other / another / some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2]) syn 朋友 péng you friend / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 男人 nán rén a man / a male / men / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 玻璃 bō li glass / CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] / (slang) male homosexual syn 男生 nán shēng schoolboy / male student / boy / guy (young adult male) 男性 nán xìng the male sex / a male syn 友好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend syn 王八 wáng bā tortoise / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel / pimp syn 男子 nán zǐ a man / a male syn 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 鸭子 鴨子 yā zi duck / male prostitute (slang) syn 史蒂夫 shǐ dì fū Steve (male name) 好友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 托马斯 托馬斯 tuō mǎ sī Thomas (male name) 熟人 shú rén acquaintance / friend 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 堂兄 táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin syn 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate child (male) / bastard / love child 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 挚友 摯友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend syn 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth syn 堂弟 táng dì younger male patrilineal cousin 雄性 xióng xìng male 密友 mì yǒu close friend syn 地中海 dì zhōng hǎi (coll.) bald crown / male pattern baldness 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation) 雌雄 cí xióng male and female 探监 探監 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 学长 學長 xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate syn 发情 發情 fā qíng (zoology) (of a female) to be in heat / (of a male) to be in rut 的哥 dī gē male taxi driver / cabbie (slang) syn 雄鹰 雄鷹 xióng yīng male eagle / tercel syn 表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line syn 螺栓 luó shuān bolt (male component of nut and bolt) 雄狮 雄獅 xióng shī male lion 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 堂兄弟 táng xiōng dì father's brother's sons / paternal male cousin 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 美容师 美容師 měi róng shī hairdresser / beautician (male) syn 友人 yǒu rén friend syn 男童 nán tóng boy / male child syn 牛郎 niú láng cowherd boy / (slang) male prostitute syn 良师益友 良師益友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor syn 伟哥 偉哥 wěi gē Viagra (male impotence drug) 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher syn 奸夫 jiān fū male adulterer syn 故人 gù rén old friend / the deceased syn 马勒 馬勒 mǎ lè Mahler (name) / Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer 够朋友 夠朋友 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend syn 病友 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate 命根 mìng gēn lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) syn 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend / soul mate syn 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 男婴 男嬰 nán yīng male baby 护短 護短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong syn 援引 yuán yǐn to quote / to cite / to recommend (a friend, an associate etc) syn 世交 shì jiāo (long time) friend of the family syn 师弟 師弟 shī dì young disciple (of the same master) / younger or junior male schoolmate 故友 gù yǒu old friend / deceased friend 益友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion syn 打工仔 dǎ gōng zǎi young worker / employee / young male worker 旧友 舊友 jiù yǒu old friend syn 童男 tóng nán virgin male syn 表叔 biǎo shū son of grandfather's sister / son of grandmother's brother or sister / father's younger male cousin / (Hong Kong slang) mainlander syn 新知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend syn 良友 liáng yǒu good friend / companion syn 至交 zhì jiāo best friend syn 知交 zhī jiāo intimate friend syn 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 故交 gù jiāo former acquaintance / old friend syn 他乡遇故知 他鄉遇故知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) 老爷子 老爺子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male syn 处男 處男 chǔ nán virgin (male) 壮阳 壯陽 zhuàng yáng (TCM) to build up one's kidney yang / to boost male sex drive 男星 nán xīng male star / famous actor 兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) 相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour syn 贾宝玉 賈寶玉 jiǎ bǎo yù Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗 公羊 gōng yáng ram (male sheep) syn 色友 sè yǒu photography enthusiast / friend with benefits 麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 男色 nán sè male homosexuality 损友 損友 sǔn yǒu bad friend 男同胞 nán tóng bāo man / male / male compatriot 人丁 rén dīng number of people in a family / population / (old) adult males / male servants syn 故知 gù zhī a close friend over many years 表兄 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line 男妓 nán jì male prostitute / (old) pimp syn 师友 師友 shī yǒu friend from whom you can seek advice syn 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 雄激素 xióng jī sù male hormone / testosterone 铁哥们 鐵哥們 tiě gē men (coll.) very close male friends 打飞机 打飛機 dǎ fēi jī (slang) (of a male) to masturbate / to jerk off 