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女性

nǚxìng

Description

「女性」是指女人,常用在比较正式的场合。

"女性" refers to women and is often used in more formal contexts.

报纸、新闻和公司里常常用这个词,比说“女人”更客气。

This term is commonly used in newspapers, news, and companies, and is more polite than saying "女人".

Meanings

女性nǚxìng

woman; female (person)

这家公司有很多女性员工。

This company has many female employees.

女性nǚxìng

female (as an attribute)

这是一本写给女性读者的书。

This is a book written for female readers.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    女 (female) + 性 (nature/sex), literally "female sex/gender".

  • Nuance

    more formal and neutral than 女人; common in news and writing.

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