女士 nǚshì lady
lady; madam; Miss; Ms
How to remember 女士: 女 woman + 士 scholar = lady.
Characters
How it is used
- Formal 'lady / Ms.' - 女士们，先生们 (nǚshìmen, xiānshengmen) 'ladies and gentlemen'. After a surname: 王女士 Ms. Wang.
- Register is polite/official, used on signs and in speeches; in casual talk a young woman is 小姐 (xiǎojiě) or just addressed by name.
Example sentences
- 我是位女士。 Wǒ shì wèi nǚshì.I'm a lady.
- 那边的两位女士是谁？ Nàbiān de liǎngwèi nǚshì shì shuí?Who are the two women over there?
- 他向那位女士问好。 Tā xiàng nàwèi nǚshì wènhǎo.He greeted the lady.