rǔ
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
nǚ xīng
female star
famous actress
nán nǚ
male-female
male and female
nǚ láng
young woman
maiden
girl
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
zǐ nǚ
children
sons and daughters
nǚ shì
lady
madam
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
chǔ nǚ zuò
first publication
maiden work
shén nǚ
goddess
prostitute (slang)
Shén nǚ
The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛|吴永刚[Wú Yǒng gāng]
wài sūn nǚ
daughter's daughter
granddaughter
xiū nǚ
nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
shú nǚ
mature and sophisticated woman
gōng nǚ
palace maid
CL:個|个[gè],名[míng],位[wèi]
mó nǚ
witch
sorceress
enchantress
nǚ xu
daughter's husband
son-in-law
sūn nǚ
son's daughter
granddaughter
nǚ fāng
the bride's side (of a wedding)
of the bride's party
ér nǚ
children
sons and daughters
nǚ pái
women's volleyball
abbr. of 女子排球
shū nǚ
wise and virtuous woman (possibly sarcastic or sneering)
lady
guī nǚ
maiden
unmarried woman
daughter
Zhī nǚ
Vega (star)
Weaving girl of folk tales
niú láng zhī nǚ
Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)
separated lovers
Altair and Vega (stars)
zhái nǚ
female geek
female nerd
otaku girl
nǚ cè
ladies washroom
ladies toilet
Fù nǚ jié
International Women's Day (March 8)
wài sheng nǚ
sister's daughter
wife's sibling's daughter
Nǚ wā
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
shēng ér yù nǚ
to bear and raise children
nǚ qiáng rén
successful career woman
able woman
nán nǚ lǎo shào
men, women, young and old
all kinds of people
people of all ages
each and everyone
nǚ zhǔ rén gōng
heroine (of a novel or film)
main female protagonist
Chǔ nǚ zuò
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
popular variant of 室女座
nǚ xuǎn shǒu
female contestant
female athlete
sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
shèng nǚ
"leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
nán nǚ guān xì
man-woman connection
intimate relationship
sài chē nǚ láng
race queen (Japanese term for glamor model in bikini)
pin-up
pit babe
gǎng nǚ
girl wth undesirable personality traits such as materialism and self-centeredness, supposedly stereotypical of Hong Kong girls (slang)
zhòng nán qīng nǚ
lit. valuing men and belittling women (idiom); fig. the feudal view esteeming men above women
sexism
Nǚ zhēn
Nüzhen or Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 and Qing dynasty
nán bàn nǚ zhuāng
dress in drag (male to female)
man disguised as a woman
yuè liang nǚ shén
the Moon Goddess
name of Japanese moon space probe
nǚ fàn
female offender in imperial China (old)
Nǚ wá
mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yán dì] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jīng wèi] after drowning
nǚ diàn yuán
salesgirl
female shop assistant
liè nǚ
a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death
nǚ jié
woman of distinction
a woman to be admired or respected
Mèng jiāng nǚ
heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
nán cái nǚ mào
talented man and beautiful woman
ideal couple
gǒu nán nǚ
a couple engaged in an illicit love affair
a cheating couple
bái máo nǚ
The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
jì nǚ
stepdaughter
CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]
shí nǚ
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
nǚ jiā
bride's family (in marriage)
hóng nán lǜ nǚ
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
fù nǚ yùn dòng
women's movement
feminism
Wéi duō lì yà nǚ wáng
Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901)
Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé
Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan
lǎo chǔ nǚ
unmarried old woman
spinster
Shì nǚ
unmarried lady
virgin
Virgo (star sign)
xiān nǚ zuò
Andromeda (constellation)
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
nǚ juàn
the females in a family
womenfolk
hú nǚ
fox lady
in folk stories, a beautiful girl who will seduce you then reveal herself as a ghost
Guó jì Fù nǚ Jié
International Women's Day (March 8)
Nǚ huáng dì
empress
refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705
yuàn nǚ
senior palace maiden
unmarried woman
Zhī nǚ xīng
Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座
Weaving girl of folk tale Cowherd and weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
nǚ shū
Nü Shu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑶族 瑤族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan
nǚ rén qì
womanly temperament
femininity
effeminate (of male)
cowardly
sissy
jì zǐ nǚ
stepchildren
adopted children
shào nǚ fēng
Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland
Ér nǚ Yīng xióng zhuàn
The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[Wén Kāng]
shén nǚ fēng
name of a peak by Changjiang Three Gorges
zhēn nǚ
female virgin
widow who does not remarry
zhì nǚ
little girl (of toddler age)
Zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
shēng nǚ
niece (sister's daughter)
Shì nǚ zuò
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Nán rén lái zì Huǒ xīng , Nǚ rén lái zì Jīn xīng
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (book by John Gray)
luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì
to be promiscuous
to sleep around
qī nán bà nǚ
to oppress the people
to act tyrannically
sūn nǚ r
granddaughter (son's daughter)
tuō ér dài nǚ
supporting a wife and children
dragged down by having a family to feed
liáng jiā nǚ zǐ
woman from a respectable family
respectable woman
sūn nǚ xu
son's daughter's husband
granddaughter's husband
nǚ chéng wù yuán
stewardess
female flight attendant
zhí nǚ xu
brother's daughter's husband
niece's husband
Nǚ wā shì
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
měi róng nǚ
hair dresser (female)
beautician
nǚ gōng zǐ
noble lady
(honorific) your daughter
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
Woman can hold up half the sky
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
sī shēng zǐ nǚ
illegitimate child
bastard
love child
Xiāo chú duì Fù nǚ Yī qiè Xíng shì Qí shì Gōng yuē
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
shí nǚ
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
yān huā nǚ
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
wài sūn nǚ r
granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)
Nǚ huáng Dà xué
Queen's University (Belfast)
wài sheng nǚ xu
sister's daughter's husband
Sū gé lán nǚ wáng Mǎ lì
Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87)
wù nǚ
(name of a constellation)
nǚ shēng wài xiàng
woman's duty to get married (in former times)
woman's orientation to her husband's family (traditional Confucian assumption)
sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū
three women makes a crowd
Xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
xiān nǚ xīng zuò
Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
lǜ nǚ hóng nán
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
Màn hé lián Nǚ zǐ Xué yuàn
Mount Holyoke College (Northamptom, Massachusetts)
shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
nǚ shén gé
geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
elephant trunk clam
same as 象拔蚌[xiàng bá bàng]
bā tuō nǚ
scam girl
woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jǐu bā]
pín nǚ shī
Poor Woman, long poem by Tang dynasty poet Qin Taoyu 秦韜玉|秦韬玉[Qín Tāo yù]
chéng gōng de nán rén hòu mian bì yǒu yī gè fèng xiàn de nǚ rén
Every successful man has a dedicated woman behind him (European proverb).
mín nǚ
woman from an ordinary family
shū nǚ
wise and virtuous woman
lady
qī nán bà nǚ
to oppress the people
to act tyrannically
wàng nǚ chéng fèng
see 望子成龍|望子成龙[wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2]
Yuè liang Nǚ shén hào
SELENE, Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft, launched in 2007
Màn hé lián Nǚ zǐ Xué yuàn
Mount Holyoke College (Northamptom, Massachusetts)
liè nǚ
a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death
yān huā nǚ
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
nán nǚ
male-female
male and female
shēng nǚ
niece (sister's daughter)
shēng ér yù nǚ
to bear and raise children
yù nǚ
beautiful woman
fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals
(polite) sb else's daughter
Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
gǒu nán nǚ
a couple engaged in an illicit love affair
a cheating couple
hú nǚ
fox lady
in folk stories, a beautiful girl who will seduce you then reveal herself as a ghost
niú láng zhī nǚ
Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)
separated lovers
Altair and Vega (stars)
shú nǚ
mature and sophisticated woman
bài jīn nǚ
materialistic woman
(slang) gold-digger
tuō ér dài nǚ
supporting a wife and children
dragged down by having a family to feed
kòu nǚ
(slang) to pick up girls
to chase after girls
sūn nǚ
son's daughter
granddaughter
gū nán guǎ nǚ
a single man and a single woman
bachelors
a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)
Mèng jiāng nǚ
heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
kǒng què nǚ
(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family
zǐ nǚ
children
sons and daughters
wù nǚ
(name of a constellation)
fù nǚ yùn dòng
women's movement
feminism
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
Woman can hold up half the sky
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
Fù nǚ jié
International Women's Day (March 8)
fù nǚ zhǔ rèn
director of the local committee of the Women's Federation
sūn nǚ r
granddaughter (son's daughter)
sūn nǚ xu
son's daughter's husband
granddaughter's husband
yuàn nǚ
senior palace maiden
unmarried woman
shào nǚ fēng
Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland
shí nǚ
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
gōng nǚ
palace maid
CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]
Shì nǚ zuò
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Shì nǚ
unmarried lady
virgin
Virgo (star sign)
zhái nǚ
female geek
female nerd
otaku girl
nán nǚ hé xiào
see 男女同校[nan2 nu:3 tong2 xiao4]
sài chē nǚ láng
pit babe
paddock girl
grid girl
pín nǚ shī
Poor Woman, long poem by Tang dynasty poet Qin Taoyu 秦韜玉|秦韬玉[Qin2 Tao1 yu4]
zhēn nǚ
female virgin
widow who does not remarry
biǎo zhí nǚ
daughter of a male cousin via female line
Chǔ nǚ zuò
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4]
chǔ nǚ zuò
first publication
maiden work
Sū gé lán Nǚ wáng Mǎ lì
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
liáng jiā nǚ zǐ
woman from a respectable family
respectable woman
fǔ nǚ
fujoshi (woman who likes mangas about male homosexual love)
huán xiāng nǚ
(Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families
láng cái nǚ mào
talented man and beautiful woman
ideal couple
huáng huā nǚ ér
see 黃花閨女|黄花闺女[huang2 hua1 gui1 nu:3]
mó nǚ
witch
sorceress
enchantress
guī nǚ
maiden
unmarried woman
daughter
jīn tóng yù nǚ
lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
attendants of the Daoist immortals
fig. lovely young children
a golden couple
(of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple
zhòng nán qīng nǚ
lit. to value males and belittle females (idiom)
jiǔ tuō nǚ
woman hired to lure men to high-priced bars
Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé
Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
lǎo chǔ nǚ
unmarried old woman
spinster
Shén nǚ
The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛|吴永刚[Wu2 Yong3 gang1]
shí nǚ
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
bái máo nǚ
The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
nán bàn nǚ zhuāng
(of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
nán cái nǚ mào
talented man and beautiful woman
ideal couple
nán zuǒ nǚ yòu
the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)
nán zūn nǚ bēi
to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
nán nǚ guān xì
man-woman connection
intimate relationship
nán nǚ lǎo yòu
men, women, young and old
everybody
nán nǚ lǎo shào
men, women, young and old
all kinds of people
people of all ages
each and everyone
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
shén nǚ
goddess
prostitute (slang)
Shén nǚ Fēng
name of a peak by the Three Gorges 長江三峽|长江三峡[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2]
yì nǚ
adopted daughter
foster daughter
měi róng nǚ
hairdresser (female)
beautician
jì zǐ nǚ
stepchildren
adopted children
jì nǚ
stepdaughter
CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
Zhī nǚ xīng
Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座
Weaving girl of folk tale Cowherd and weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
Zhī nǚ
Vega (star)
Weaving girl of folk tales
Wéi duō lì yà Nǚ wáng
Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901)
lǜ nǚ hóng nán
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
hóng nán lǜ nǚ
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
zhì nǚ
little girl (of toddler age)
sī shēng zǐ nǚ
illegitimate child
bastard
love child
shén nǚ yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
(said of a woman's unrequited love)
zhí nǚ xu
brother's daughter's husband
niece's husband
nǚ jié
woman of distinction
a woman to be admired or respected
nǚ rén qì
womanly temperament
femininity
effeminate (of male)
cowardly
sissy
nǚ gōng zǐ
noble lady
(honorific) your daughter
Nǚ wā shì
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
Nǚ wā
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
nǚ xu
daughter's husband
son-in-law
Nǚ wá
mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning
nǚ dà shí bā biàn
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
nǚ dà bù zhōng liú
when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
nǚ shì
lady
madam
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Miss
Ms
nǚ dān
women's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)
nǚ tóng bāo
woman
female
female compatriot
nǚ gōng
variant of 女紅|女红[nu:3 gong1]
nǚ chéng wù yuán
stewardess
female flight attendant
nǚ zhǔ rén gōng
heroine (of a novel or film)
main female protagonist
xiān nǚ bàng
sparkler (hand-held firework)
Xiān nǚ xīng zuò
Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
Xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
Xiān nǚ zuò
Andromeda (constellation)
shì nǚ
court lady
palace maid
traditional painting of beautiful women
luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì
to be promiscuous
to sleep around
gān nǚ ér
(nominally) adopted daughter
goddaughter
Jiǔ tiān Xuán nǚ
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology
Zhōng huá Quán guó Fù nǚ Lián hé huì
All-China Women's Federation (PRC, established 1949)
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
xiū nǚ
nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
ér nǚ
children
sons and daughters
wài sheng nǚ xu
sister's daughter's husband
wài sheng nǚ
sister's daughter
wife's sibling's daughter
wài sūn nǚ r
granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)
wài sūn nǚ
daughter's daughter
granddaughter
Guó jì Fù nǚ jié
International Women's Day (March 8)
sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
shàn nán xìn nǚ
lay practitioners of Buddhism
bā tuō nǚ
scam girl
woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jiu3 ba1]
shèng nǚ
"leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
Ér nǚ Yīng xióng Zhuàn
The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[Wen2 Kang1]
sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū
three women makes a crowd
nǚ gōng
the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)
nǚ shén gé
geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
elephant trunk clam
same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]
nǚ juàn
the females in a family
womenfolk
Nǚ zhēn
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty
Nǚ huáng dì
empress
refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705
Nǚ huáng Dà xué
Queen's University (Belfast)
hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu
a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
nǚ tǐ chéng
nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman
nǚ shuāng
women's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)
nǚ láng
young woman
maiden
girl
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
nǚ shēng wài xiàng
a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
a woman's heart is with her husband
nǚ shēng
schoolgirl
female student
girl
nǚ qiáng rén
successful career woman
able woman
nǚ cè
ladies washroom
ladies toilet
nǚ diàn yuán
salesgirl
female shop assistant
nǚ gōng
working woman
variant of 女紅|女红[nu:3 gong1]
nǚ jiā
bride's family (in marriage)
nǚ hái r
erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2]
nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
nǚ fàn
female offender in imperial China (old)
nǚ shū
Nü Shu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑶族 瑤族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan
nǚ xīng
female star
famous actress
nǚ fāng
the bride's side (of a wedding)
of the bride's party
nǚ pái
women's volleyball
abbr. for 女子排球
nǚ bàn nán zhuāng
(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)