女人 (nǚrén) — woman

女人 (nǚrén)

A noun meaning woman or adult female. It combines 女 (female) and 人 (person). In everyday speech, 女人 refers to adult women, while 女孩 (nǚhái) refers to girls.

Meanings

1. [noun] Woman, adult female.
2. [noun] Women in general (as a group or category).

Example Sentences

那个女人是我妈妈的朋友。 Nàge nǚrén shì wǒ māma de péngyou. That woman is my mother's friend.

她是一个聪明的女人。 Tā shì yīgè cōngmíng de nǚrén. She is an intelligent woman.

教室里有三个女人和两个男人。 Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu sān gè nǚrén hé liǎng gè nánrén. There are three women and two men in the classroom.

这个女人每天早上六点起床。 Zhège nǚrén měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng. This woman gets up at six o'clock every morning.

Collocations

Memory Hook

The character 女 depicts a person in a seated, graceful pose. It is the foundational character for all words related to women and femininity in Chinese. Add 人 (person) and you get woman: 女人.