How to say “woman” in Chinese
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“Woman” in Chinese is 女人, nǚ rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
女人 is read nǚ rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a seated woman.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “女人”.
More words from the lesson “You, me and everyone else”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “woman” in Chinese?
“Woman” in Chinese is 女人, pinyin nǚrén.
What does 女人 mean?
女人 (nǚrén) means “woman”.
How do you write 女人?
女人 is 2 characters: 女 (nǚ) — woman, female; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 女人?
女人 is read nǚrén. Tones: nǚ — third tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“woman” in the lesson “You, me and everyone else”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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