女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl
schoolgirl; female student; girl
How to remember 女生: 女 woman + 生 life = schoolgirl.
Characters
How it is used
- Literally a female student, but in daily speech it just means a girl/young woman - 那个女生是谁 (nàge nǚshēng shì shéi) who's that girl?
- Pairs with 男生 (nánshēng) in school and casual contexts for young men vs women.
- Contrast 女孩 (nǚhái, 'girl,' can be a child) and 女人 (adult woman); 女生 skews young and student-aged.
Example sentences
- 我看见一个长头发的女生。 Wǒ kànjiàn yígè cháng tóufà de nǚshēng.I saw a girl with long hair.
- 一般来说，男生会比女生高一些。 Yìbānláishuō, nánshēng huì bǐ nǚshēng gāo yīxiē.Boys, as a rule, are taller than girls.
- 现在女生穿牛仔裤很流行。 Xiànzài nǚshēng chuān niúzǎikù hěn liúxíng.Jeans are now in fashion among girls.