HSK Guide

女人 nǚrén — woman, adult female

nǚrén (third tone, dipping)nü3ren2

woman, adult female

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 个
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Meanings

  1. woman, adult female

    A woman. Like 男人 it is built from the modifier 女 plus 人. It describes rather than addresses: you call someone 老师 or 小姐, never 女人.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 女
    nǚ (third tone, dipping)

    woman; female; daughter (in 女儿)

    3 strokesRadical 女
  • 人
    rén (second tone, rising)

    person, human being; people

    2 strokesRadical 人

Example sentences

  • 那个女人是我们的老师。那個女人是我們的老師。Nàge (fourth tone, falling) nǚrén (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) lǎoshī. (third tone, dipping)···

    That woman is our teacher.

  • 商店里有很多女人。商店裡有很多女人。Shāngdiàn (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) nǚrén. (third tone, dipping)···

    There are a lot of women in the shop.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite女人，您好！

    Correct小姐，您好！

    女人 states a fact about someone; it is not a form of address and sounds rude used that way. Address a woman by her role — 老师, 医生 — or with 小姐.

Similar words

Words containing 女

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