女nǚfemale
女 (nǚ) means "female." As female, it appears in 她是一个女医生 (She is a female doctor) and 我们班有十个女学生 (There are ten female students in our class). A speaker also asks 你们班有多少女学生? (How many female students are there in your class?). A speaker also says 有十个女学生 (There are ten female students).
What does 女 mean?
- 1.
femaleadjective
What does the character 女 mean?
- 女female
How do you use 女?
See it in 她是一个女医生 and 我们班有十个女学生.
What are some examples of 女 in a sentence?
How is 女 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你们班有多少女学生?
Nǐmen bān yǒu duōshao nǚ xuésheng?
How many female students are there in your class?
- Speaker B:
有十个女学生。
Yǒu shí ge nǚ xuésheng.
There are ten female students.
- Speaker A:
男学生呢?
Nán xuésheng ne?
What about male students?
- Speaker B:
男学生有八个。
Nán xuésheng yǒu bā ge.
There are eight male students.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.