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女生

nǚshēng

female student

How common it is

女生 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say nǚshēng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

女生是指在学校里学习的女性学生。

nǚshēng shì zhǐ zài xuéxiào lǐ xuéxí de nǚrén xuéshēng.

女生 refers to female students in school.

Context note

女生这个词常用于描述学校里的女性学生,比如在介绍班级成员时。

nǚshēng zhè gè cí cháng yòng yú miáo shù xuéxiào lǐ de nǚrén xuéshēng, bǐ 如此常用在介绍班级成员时。

The word 女生 is commonly used to describe female students in school, for example when introducing class members.

5 examples

我们班里有女生。
wǒ men bān lǐ yǒu nǚ shēng。
We have a girl student in our class.
她是女生,学习很好。
tā shì nǚ shēng, xué xí hěn hǎo。
She is a female student and she studies very well.
班会上她代表女生发言。
bān huì shàng tā dài biǎo nǚ shēng fà yán。
At the class meeting, she spoke on behalf of the female students.
学校里有很多女生。
xué xiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō nǚ shēng。
There are many girl students in the school.
她喜欢和女生一起玩。
tā xǐ huan hé nǚ shēng yì qǐ wán。
She likes to play with female classmates.

5 mini stories

小红是女生,她很喜欢画画。
xiǎo hóng shì nǚ shēng, tā hěn xǐ huan huà huà。
Xiaohong is a girl student and she really likes to draw.
老师表扬了女生,因为她成绩很好。
lǎo shī biǎo yáng le nǚ shēng, yīn wèi tā chéng jì hěn hǎo。
The teacher praised the female student because her grades were very good.
女生们在操场上做游戏。
nǚ shēng men zài cāo chǎng shàng zuò yóu xì。
The girls are playing games on the playground.
她和女生一起参加了运动会。
tā hé nǚ shēng yì qǐ cān jiā le yùn dòng huì。
She and female classmates participated in the sports meeting together.
班里的女生都很友好。
bān lǐ de nǚ shēng dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
The girls in our class are all very friendly.

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