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女人

nǚ rén · nü ren · nv ren/nǚ ren · nü ren · nv ren

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Meaning

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nǚ rén 女人

  1. woman

nǚ ren 女人

  1. wife
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  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，照片(zhàopiàn)里(lǐ)那(nà)个(gè)女人(nǚrén)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Dengdeng, who is that woman in the photo?

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)汉语(hànyǔ)老师(lǎoshī)。

    That is our Chinese teacher.

  3. Leon

    她(tā)好(hǎo)年轻(niánqīng)，我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)她(tā)是(shì)学生(xuésheng)。

    She looks so young. I thought she was a student.

  4. Dengdeng

    旁边(pángbiān)那(nà)个(gè)男人(nánrén)才(cái)是(shì)学生(xuésheng)。

    The man next to her is the student.

  5. Leon

    真的(zhēnde)？他(tā)看起来(kànqǐlai)比(bǐ)这(zhè)个(gè)女人(nǚrén)大(dà)很多(hěnduō)。

    Really? He looks much older than this woman.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，他(tā)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)班(bān)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)学生(xuésheng)，今年(jīnnián)六十(liùshí)岁(suì)了(le)。

    Yes, he is the oldest student in our class. He is sixty this year.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)女(nǚ)人(rén)正(zhèng)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)跑(pǎo)步(bù)。

That woman is running in the park.

02

他(tā)女(nǚ)人(ren)每(měi)天(tiān)给(gěi)他(tā)做(zuò)早(zǎo)饭(fàn)。

His wife makes him breakfast every day.

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女
nǚ

female; woman

人
rén

person; people

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