Definition
女 (nǚ) is used before a noun to show that a person is female, like 'female student' or 'female teacher'. It is not a noun itself — to say 'woman' use 女人 (nǚ rén). For animals, use 母 (mǔ) instead.
adjective
female
Examples
- 女。Tā shì yí gè nǚ xuéshēng.She is a female student.
- 女。Nà ge nǚ lǎoshī hěn hǎo.That female teacher is very good.
- 女。Wǒmen yǒu shí gè nǚ tóngxué.We have ten female classmates.
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