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女性 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Say nǚxìng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
女性表示女的，和男性相对。
nǚ xìng biǎo shì nǚ de， hé nán xìng xiāng duì。
Female means female, in contrast to male.
Context note
女性常出现在介绍、统计和学术表达里。
nǚ xìng cháng chū xiàn zài jiè shào 、 tǒng jì hé xué shù biǎo dá lǐ。
Female often appears in introductions, statistics, and academic expressions.
5 examples
她是女性。
tā shì nǚ xìng。
She is female.
女性和男性。
nǚ xìng hé nán xìng。
Female and male.
这位医生是女性。
zhè wèi yī shēng shì nǚ xìng。
This doctor is female.
女性朋友很多。
nǚ xìng péng yǒu hěn duō。
There are many female friends.
女性也能很强。
nǚ xìng yě néng hěn qiáng。
Females can also be very strong.
5 mini stories
老师说女性和男性都可以做好很多事情。
lǎo shī shuō nǚ xìng hé nán xìng dōu kě yǐ zuò hǎo hěn duō shì qíng。
The teacher said females and males can both do many things well.
这位女性很有礼貌。
zhè wèi nǚ xìng hěn yǒu lǐ mào。
This female person is very polite.
在统计表里，我看见女性和男性的数字。
zài tǒng jì biǎo lǐ， wǒ kàn jiàn nǚ xìng hé nán xìng de shù zì。
In the statistics table, I saw the numbers for females and males.
我学会了女性这个词，也学会了男性。
wǒ xué huì le nǚ xìng zhè ge cí， yě xué huì le nán xìng。
I learned the word female and also learned male.
不同的女性有不同的爱好。
bù tóng de nǚ xìng yǒu bù tóng de ài hào。
Different females have different hobbies.