Chinese word

性别

Pronunciation

Pinyinxìng bié

Meaning

  • nounsex

Example

请在表格上填上你的性别。qǐng zài biǎo gé shàng tián shàng nǐ de xìng bié

Please enter your sex on the form.

Illustration for 性别 (sex)

More examples

公司在招聘时不能根据性别歧视应聘者。gōng sī zài zhāo pìn shí bù néng gēn jù xìng bié qí shì yìng pìn zhě

The company must not discriminate against applicants based on gender when hiring.

Core concept

A label that places a person in a sex or gender category for description, comparison, or record keeping.

Common phrases

  • 填写性别tián xiě xìng bié

    enter one's gender

  • 性别歧视xìng bié qí shì

    gender discrimination

  • 性别差异xìng bié chā yì

    gender difference

Similar words

姓名xìng míng: A person's full name, written on forms and official records.
年龄nián líng: A person's age, usually given as a number on a form.
职业zhí yè: The type of work a person does, recorded on forms and applications.
地址dì zhǐ: The specific place where a person lives, written as a full address.

Definition in Chinese

表示将人按照男性或女性分类的名词，也常用于统计或表格填写。biǎo shì jiāng rén àn zhào nán xìng huò nǚ xìng fēn lèi de míng cí yě cháng yòng yú tǒng jì huò biǎo gé tián xiě

Word origin

性 (xìng, "sex; nature") + 别 (bié, "distinguish") form a noun for distinguishing people by sex or gender.

Usage tips

  • English often separates sex and gender in careful discussion, while Chinese uses one everyday noun for both, so the intended sense comes from the context.

Other meanings

  • gendernoun

Related words

  • 性别歧视xìng bié qí shìgender discriminationnoun

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