How to Say ‘Young guy’ in Simplified Chinese
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
[xiǎohuǒzi]
🇨🇳 In China: 小伙子 (xiǎo huǒ zi) is a warm, folksy way to refer to a young man. Older people often use it to address delivery riders, waiters or strangers' sons.
Phrase Breakdown
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
[xiǎohuǒzi]
young man; lad
Casual word for a young guy.
那个小伙子很帅。
That young man is handsome.
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