Chinese word

女人

Pronunciation

Pinyinnǚ rén

Meaning

  • nounwoman

Example

那位女人是我的老师。nà wèi nǚ rén shì wǒ de lǎo shī

That woman is my teacher.

Illustration for 女人 (woman)

More examples

我看到几个女人在商店。wǒ kàn dào jǐ gè nǚ rén zài shāng diàn

I saw a few women in the store.

Core concept

The everyday idea of one female person, ranging from a neutral reference to a more pointed one depending on context.

Common phrases

  • 这个女人zhè ge nǚ rén

    this woman

  • 几个女人jǐ gè nǚ rén

    a few women

  • 那个女人nà ge nǚ rén

    that woman

Similar words

女性nǚ xìng: A general term for a female person, suitable for neutral, formal, or factual language.
女士nǚ shì: A polite and respectful way to address or refer to a woman.
女孩nǚ hái: A word for a young girl, including a female child or young teenager.

Definition in Chinese

泛指个别的女性个体，有时在口语中带有较直接的语感。fàn zhǐ gè bié de nǚ xìng gè tǐ yǒu shí zài kóu yǔ zhōng dài yǒu jiào zhí jiē de yú gǎn

Word origin

女人 (nǚrén, "woman") joins 女 (nǚ, "female") with 人 (rén, "person"), a transparent compound for an individual female person.

Usage tips

  • The first syllable uses the rounded ü sound, so its vowel is different from the u sound in English words such as rule.

Other meanings

  • femalenoun
  • ladynoun

Opposites

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