() — female

Definition

An adjective meaning 'female', used as a classifier-like prefix to describe a woman's role or job (e.g., 女老师 'female teacher'). Use 女人 for the noun 'woman' and 女儿 for 'daughter'.

adjective
female

Examples

  • Tā shì yí gè nǚ xué shēng.
    She is a female student.
  • Nà ge nǚ lǎo shī hěn hǎo.
    That female teacher is very good.
  • Wǒ men yǒu shí gè nǚ tóng xué.
    We have ten female classmates.

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