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女nǚfemale

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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. 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?

  1. 她是一个女医生。

    Tā shì yí ge nǚ yīshēng.

    She is a female doctor.

  2. 我们班有十个女学生。

    Wǒmen bān yǒu shí ge nǚ xuésheng.

    There are ten female students in our class.

How is 女 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. Speaker B:

    有十个女学生。

    Yǒu shí ge nǚ xuésheng.

    There are ten female students.

  3. Speaker A:

    男学生呢?

    Nán xuésheng ne?

    What about male students?

  4. Speaker B:

    男学生有八个。

    Nán xuésheng yǒu bā ge.

    There are eight male students.

Can you use 女 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 她是一个___医生。 (She is a female doctor.)
  2. 2.What does 我们班有十个女学生。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我们班有十个___学生。 (There are ten female students in our class.)

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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.