How to say “Ms.” in Chinese
Ms., madam
“Ms.” in Chinese is 女士, nǚ shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
女士 is read nǚ shì: 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.
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 “女士”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 女士. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 女士优先nǚshìyōuxiānLadies first.
More words from the lesson “Nice to meet you”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Ms.” in Chinese?
“Ms.” in Chinese is 女士, pinyin nǚshì.
What does 女士 mean?
女士 (nǚshì) means “Ms., madam”.
How do you write 女士?
女士 is 2 characters: 女 (nǚ) — woman, female; 士 (shì) — scholar, warrior. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 女士?
女士 is read nǚshì. Tones: nǚ — third tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“Ms.” in the lesson “Nice to meet you”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. 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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