女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl
女生 (nǚ shēng) means "schoolgirl," "female student," or more broadly "girl," used for girls and young women at school or in daily talk, as in 我们班有十个女生 (there are ten girls in our class). It often pairs with 男生 (boys) when talking about a class or group.
What does 女生 mean?
- 1.
schoolgirlnoun
- 2.
female studentnoun
- 3.
girlnoun
What do the characters in 女生 mean?
- 女female
- 生(bound form) student; person engaged in a field
How do you use 女生?
女生 often appears when counting or describing people in a class or group, alongside 男生.
What are some examples of 女生 in a sentence?
How is 女生 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你们班男生多还是女生多?
Nǐmen bān nánshēng duō háishi nǚshēng duō?
Are there more boys or girls in your class?
- Speaker B:
女生多,有二十个。
Nǚshēng duō, yǒu èrshí ge.
More girls; there are twenty.
- Speaker A:
男生呢?
Nánshēng ne?
And the boys?
- Speaker B:
只有八个。
Zhǐ yǒu bā ge.
Only eight.
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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.