How common it is
性别 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xìngbié slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
性别表示男性或女性。
xìng bié biǎo shì nán xìng huò nǚ xìng。
性别 means gender.
Context note
性别常用于资料、统计和分类。
xìng bié cháng yòng yú zī liào 、 tǒng jì hé fēn lèi。
Gender is often used in forms, statistics, and categories.
5 examples
请填写性别。
qǐng tián xiě xìng bié。
Please fill in your gender.
这个表格要写性别。
zhè ge biǎo gé yào xiě xìng bié。
This form needs gender.
性别不同，名字也可能不同。
xìng bié bù tóng， míng zì yě kě néng bù tóng。
Different genders may have different names.
老师问了性别。
lǎo shī wèn le xìng bié。
The teacher asked about gender.
性别这一栏在这里。
xìng bié zhè yì lán zài zhè lǐ。
The gender field is here.
5 mini stories
报名时要填性别。
bào míng shí yào tián xìng bié。
You need to fill in gender when registering.
这张表格里有性别这一项。
zhè zhāng biǎo gé lǐ yǒu xìng bié zhè yí xiàng。
This form has a gender item.
老师解释了性别这个词。
lǎo shī jiě shì le xìng bié zhè ge cí。
The teacher explained the word gender.
他们把性别和名字一起登记。
tā men bǎ xìng bié hé míng zì yì qǐ dēng jì。
They recorded gender and name together.
性别只是表格里的一个信息。
xìng bié zhǐ shì biǎo gé lǐ de yí gè xìn xī。
Gender is just one piece of information on the form.