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女性nǚ xìngwoman

HSK 4word

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女性 (nǚ xìng) means "woman" or "the female sex." It is a more formal word than 女人 and often appears in writing, news, and work settings, as in 很多女性 (many women) or 女性朋友 (female friends). It can refer to women as a group or to one woman.

What does 女性 mean?

  1. 1.

    womannoun

  2. 2.

    the female sexnoun

What do the characters in 女性 mean?

  • 女female
  • 性sex

How do you use 女性?

女性 is more formal than 女人 and fits written or work contexts.

Patterns

  • 女性 + noun

    她有很多女性朋友。

    Tā yǒu hěn duō nǚxìng péngyou.

    She has many female friends.

What are some examples of 女性 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 4

    我们公司有很多女性。

    Wǒmen gōngsī yǒu hěn duō nǚxìng.

    There are many women in our company.

  2. HSK 4

    这本书是写给女性的。

    Zhè běn shū shì xiě gěi nǚxìng de.

    This book is written for women.

  3. HSK 4

    她是这里第一位女性医生。

    Tā shì zhèlǐ dì-yī wèi nǚxìng yīshēng.

    She is the first female doctor here.

How is 女性 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你们公司的经理是女性吗？

    Nǐmen gōngsī de jīnglǐ shì nǚxìng ma?

    Is your company's manager a woman?

  2. Speaker B:

    是，她姓王，人很好。

    Shì, tā xìng Wáng, rén hěn hǎo.

    Yes, her surname is Wang, and she's very nice.

  3. Speaker A:

    公司里女性多吗？

    Gōngsī li nǚxìng duō ma?

    Are there many women in the company?

  4. Speaker B:

    一半以上都是女性。

    Yíbàn yǐshàng dōu shì nǚxìng.

    More than half are women.

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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.