女生 (nǚ shēng) — female student; girl

Definition

Mainly 'female student' in a school context, also used for 'girl' in everyday speech. More specifically about a school setting than 女孩儿, which is the everyday word for 'girl'.

noun
female studentgirl
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Examples

  • 女生
    Wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí gè nǚ shēng.
    Our class has twenty female students.
  • 女生
    Nà ge nǚ shēng shì wǒ de mèi mei.
    That girl is my younger sister.
  • 女生
    nǚ shēng Men dōu zài jiào shì lǐ kàn shū.
    The girls are all reading in the classroom.

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