How to say “female student” in Chinese
female student, girl
“Female student” in Chinese is 女生, nǚ shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
女生 is read nǚ shēng: 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.
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
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 “女生”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 女生. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你们班女生多吗？nǐmenbānnǚshēngduōmaAre there many girls in your class?
More words from the lesson “You, me and everyone else”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “female student” in Chinese?
“Female student” in Chinese is 女生, pinyin nǚshēng.
What does 女生 mean?
女生 (nǚshēng) means “female student, girl”.
How do you write 女生?
女生 is 2 characters: 女 (nǚ) — woman, female; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 女生?
女生 is read nǚshēng. Tones: nǚ — third tone, shēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“female student” 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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