HSK 1 · School

女生

nǚ shēng

female student; girl

Stroke order of 女生

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

女 · 3 strokes 生 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

女 kneeling figure with 生 sprout growing: a young woman.

Parts: 女 female + 生 born/student

The characters in 女生

女 nǚ — female; woman (3 strokes)
生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)

Example sentence

那个女生是我的同学。

That girl is my classmate.

Words with 女

女儿daughter 女朋友girlfriend 女female; woman 女人woman 女孩儿girl 子女sons and daughters; children 女子woman; female

Words with 生

先生Mr.; sir 生日birthday 学生student 大学生college student 小学生primary school student 中学生middle school student 男生male student; boy 生病to get sick 医生doctor 生气angry; to get angry 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 生活life; to live 留学生international student 考生examinee 生词new word 生意business; trade

More words: School

学校school 学生student 同学classmate 老师teacher 大学university 大学生college student 小学primary school 小学生primary school student 中学middle school 中学生middle school student 学院college; institute 教学楼classroom building 男生male student; boy 班class; team 上学to go to school 放学to finish school

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