HSK Guide

女 nǚ — female, woman’s

nǚ (third tone, dipping)nü3

female, woman’s

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjectivenoun
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Meanings

  1. female, woman’s

    Female. Like 男 it modifies a noun rather than standing alone: 女老师 a woman teacher, 女孩子 a girl, 女朋友 a girlfriend.

    adjective

Character breakdown

  • 女
    nǚ (third tone, dipping)

    woman; female; daughter (in 女儿)

    3 strokesRadical 女

Example sentences

  • 我们的老师是女的。我們的老師是女的。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) nǚ (third tone, dipping) de. (neutral tone)···

    Our teacher is a woman.

  • 那个女孩子是我妹妹。那個女孩子是我妹妹。Nàge (fourth tone, falling) nǚ (third tone, dipping) háizi (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) mèimei. (fourth tone, falling)···

    That girl is my younger sister.

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