(nǚ xìng) - woman, female, the female sex in Mandarin
nǚxìngTraditional: 女性
Translation
woman, female, the female sex
Word origin
A compound of 女 (nǚ, woman), a pictograph of a kneeling figure, and 性 (xìng, nature or sex), together denoting the female sex.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 女 (nǚ, woman) + 性 (xìng, sex, nature)
Stroke order
女
性
Examples
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Modern women are increasingly independent.
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This company has many female employees.
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This magazine is aimed mainly at female readers.
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Society should respect women's rights.
领岗。
More and more women have taken up leadership positions.
女性 (nǚ xìng) means woman or the female sex, a more formal term than 女人. Its counterpart is 男性 (nán xìng), the male sex.
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