女 nǚ
“female; woman; daughter”
attributive2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
女 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 152: 女 nǚ — Level 1; official annotation 1 (形). PDF page 83
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 女
女 (nǚ) is an adjective meaning 'female' and is used before nouns: 女学生, 女医生. The modern reading is nǚ; the rare reading rǔ is archaic and not used in modern Mandarin.
例句Example sentences
- 我们班有二十个女学生。wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí gè nǚ xué sheng.Our class has twenty female students.
- 那位女老师教我们汉语。nà wèi nǚ lǎo shī jiào wǒ men hàn yǔ.That female teacher teaches us Chinese.
- 这家饭馆的女服务员都很热情。zhè jiā fàn guǎn de nǚ fú wù yuán dōu hěn rè qíng.The waitresses in this restaurant are all very friendly.
易混词Easily confused
女vs女人
女 is an adjective placed before nouns; 女人 is a noun meaning 'woman'.
义项All meanings
- nǚ: female; woman; daughter
- rǔ: archaic variant of 汝