Chinese phrase
〜女士 〜 nǚ shì
Meaning
Ms. ___
When to use it
A polite title placed before a woman's family name. It is common in formal conversation and business settings, without showing whether she is married.
Example dialogue
张女士，我是李经理，想问您明天下午有空吗？ zhāng nǚ shì wǒ shì lǐ jīng lǐ xiǎng wèn nín míng tiān xià wǔ yǒu kòng ma
Ms. Zhang, this is Manager Li. Are you available tomorrow afternoon?
您好，我明天下午可以，请问几点？ nín hǎo wǒ míng tiān xià wǔ ké yǐ qǐng wèn jí diǎn
Hello, tomorrow afternoon works for me. What time shall we choose?