xìng
nature
character
property
quality
attribute
sexuality
sex
gender
suffix forming adjective from verb
suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
essence
CL:個|个[ge4]
sè
color
CL:種|种[zhong3]
look
appearance
sex
xìng bié
gender
sex
distinguishing between the sexes
xìng gǎn
sex appeal
eroticism
sexuality
sexy
sè xiāng
coloration
hue
sex
sex appeal
tā
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
dǎ pào
to open fire with artillery
to set off firecrackers
to make one's stage debut
(slang) to have sex
to masturbate
lù gǔ
blatant
unsubtle
frank
(of sex, violence etc) explicit
zuò guài
(of a ghost) to make strange things happen
to act up
to act behind the scenes
to make mischief
odd
to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
chuǎng hóng dēng
to run a red light
failing to stop at a red traffic light
(slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
yì xìng
the opposite sex
of the opposite sex
heterosexual
different in nature
shàng chuáng
to go to bed
(coll.) to have sex
biàn xìng
to denature
denaturation
to have a sex change
transgender
hào sè
to want sex
given to lust
lecherous
lascivious
horny
xī yǐn lì
attractive force (such as gravitation)
sex appeal
attractiveness
sè yòu
to seduce
to lead into sex
shí sè
food and sex
appetite and lust
xìng jiāo yì
prostitution
commercial sex
the sex trade
chǎo fàn
fried rice
(slang) (Tw) to have sex
xìng gōng zuò
employment as sex worker
prostitution
gǒu qiě
perfunctory
careless
drifting along
resigned to one's fate
improper (relations)
illicit (sex)
sè mí
crazy about sex
lecherous
horny
dǎ qíng mà qiào
to tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her
to flirt with a member of the opposite sex
to banter flirtatiously
xìng bié qí shì
sex discrimination
sexism
lián xiāng xī yù
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
shí sè xìng yě
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
By nature we desire food and sex.
sè qíng kuáng
mad about sex
nymphomania
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