(nǚ shì) - lady, Ms., Miss (polite address for women) in Mandarin
nǚshìTraditional: 女士
HSK 4
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Translation
lady, Ms., Miss (polite address for women)
Word origin
女士 (nǚshì) 'lady, Ms.' joins 女 'female' with 士 'scholar, gentleman, person of standing', a polite term of address. 士 is an ideograph, often read as one (一) who masters the ten (十), a learned person.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 女 (female) + 士 (person of standing)
Stroke order
女
士
Examples
。
This lady is my colleague.
，。
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.
，？
Excuse me, who is this lady?
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
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This lady is a doctor.
女士 (nǚ shì) - lady, Ms., Miss (polite address for women).
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