Meaning of shengnan | Babel Free
Definitions
A man who has for an extended amount of time been unable to find a romantic, interpersonal or physically intimate relationship.
Examples
“The marriage candidates on offer⟳ in the parks, she discovered, were often a mismatch of shengnu ("leftover women") and shengnan ("leftover men"), two groups from opposite ends of the social scale.”
“These men have⟳ their own⟳ unflattering nickname — shengnan, or "leftover men."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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