性别 (xìng bié) — gender; sex
Definition
Refers to gender/sex as a category (usually on forms or in general discussion). For people, pair it with 男 (male) or 女 (female); for animals, use 雄性/雌性 instead.
noun
gendersex
Examples
- 性别。Qǐng zài biǎo gé shàng tián xiě xìng bié.Please fill in your gender on the form.
- 性别。Zhè cì zhāo pìn duì xìng bié méi yǒu yāo qiú.This recruitment has no gender requirement.
- 性别。Nǚ shēng hé nán shēng de xìng bié bù tóng.Girls and boys have different genders.
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