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女子

nǚ zǐ

woman

Usage note

女子指女性,书面语色彩较强。

nǚ zǐ zhǐ nǚ xìng, shū miàn yǔ sè cǎi jiào qiáng。

女子 means a woman or female person, and it sounds more formal.

Context note

女子常出现在新闻、比赛和正式表达里。

nǚ zǐ cháng chū xiàn zài xīn wén 、 bǐ sài hé zhèng shì biǎo dá lǐ。

It is often used in news, sports, and formal writing.

5 examples

那位女子很勇敢。
nà wèi nǚ zǐ hěn yǒng gǎn。
That woman is very brave.
比赛中有很多女子选手。
bǐ sài zhōng yǒu hěn duō nǚ zǐ xuǎn shǒu。
There are many female players in the competition.
这名女子说得很清楚。
zhè míng nǚ zǐ shuō dé hěn qīng chǔ。
This woman spoke very clearly.
女子组今天比赛。
nǚ zǐ zǔ jīn tiān bǐ sài。
The women's group competes today.
一位女子走进了店里。
yí wèi nǚ zǐ zǒu jìn le diàn lǐ。
A woman walked into the shop.

5 mini stories

那位女子帮助了别人。
nà wèi nǚ zǐ bāng zhù le bié rén。
That woman helped others.
比赛场上,女子选手表现很好。
bǐ sài chǎng shàng, nǚ zǐ xuǎn shǒu biǎo xiàn hěn hǎo。
On the field, the female players performed well.
一名女子在车站等车。
yì míng nǚ zǐ zài chē zhàn děng chē。
A woman was waiting for a bus at the station.
新闻里说那位女子很有名。
xīn wén lǐ shuō nà wèi nǚ zǐ hěn yǒu míng。
The news said that woman is very famous.
大家都在夸那位女子
dà jiā dōu zài kuā nà wèi nǚ zǐ。
Everyone was praising that woman.

Mini dialogue

介绍朋友

A
那个女子是谁?
Nàgè nǚzǐ shì shéi?
Who is that woman?
B
她是我的阿姨,一位很善良的女子
Tā shì wǒ de āyí, yī wèi hěn shànliáng de nǚzǐ.
She is my aunt, a very kind woman.

在公园

A
你看,那位女子在跑步。
Nǐ kàn, nà wèi nǚzǐ zài pǎobù.
Look, that woman is running.
B
是啊,她跑得很快。
Shì a, tā pǎo de hěn kuài.
Yes, she runs very fast.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
男人
nán rén
man

The opposite of woman.

similar
女孩
nǚ hái
girl

A young female person.

similar
女士
nǚ shì
lady

A polite term for a woman.

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