How to say “woman” in Chinese
woman; women's (sport)
“Woman” in Chinese is 女子, nǚ zǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
女子 is read nǚ zǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
A picture of a seated woman.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “女子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 女子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她是女子跳远冠军tāshìnǚzǐtiàoyuǎnguànjūnShe's the women's long jump champion.
- 传说月亮上住着一位美丽的女子和一只兔子。chuánshuōyuèliangshangzhùzheyíwèiměilìdenǚzǐhéyìzhītùziLegend has it that a beautiful woman and a rabbit live on the moon.
More words from the lesson “The opening of the games”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “woman” in Chinese?
“Woman” in Chinese is 女子, pinyin nǚzǐ.
What does 女子 mean?
女子 (nǚzǐ) means “woman; women's (sport)”.
How do you write 女子?
女子 is 2 characters: 女 (nǚ) — woman, female; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 女子?
女子 is read nǚzǐ. Tones: nǚ — third tone, zǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“woman” in the lesson “The opening of the games”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. 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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