女子

nǚ zǐ · nü zi · nv zi

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  1. woman
  2. female
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Signing up for the race

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng),你(nǐ)看(kàn),这次(zhècì)长跑(chángpǎo)分(fēn)男子(nánzǐ)组(zǔ)和(hé)女子(nǚzǐ)组(zǔ)。

    Dengdeng, look, this long-distance race has a men's group and a women's group.

  2. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)要(yào)参加(cānjiā)女子(nǚzǐ)组(zǔ)吧(ba)?

    Qiqi will enter the women's group, right?

  3. Qiqi

    对(duì),我(wǒ)报(bào)了(le)女子(nǚzǐ)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Yes, I signed up for the women's five kilometres.

  4. Liangliang

    女子(nǚzǐ)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)的(de)第一名(dìyīmíng),去年(qùnián)也(yě)是(shì)你(nǐ)吧(ba)?

    Last year's winner of the women's five kilometres was you too, right?

  5. Qiqi

    对(duì),所以(suǒyǐ)今年(jīnnián)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)跑(pǎo)得(de)更(gèng)快(kuài)。

    Yes, so this year I want to run even faster.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)报名(bàomíng)了(le),不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)报(bào)了(le)一(yī)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    I signed up too, but only for one kilometre.

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2 examples
01

鲍(bào)伯(bó)的(de)父(fù)亲(qīn)在(zài)一(yì)所(suǒ)女(nǚ)子(zǐ)学(xué)校(xiào)教(jiāo)书(shū)。

Bob's father teaches at a girls' school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)一(yì)间(jiān)女(nǚ)子(zǐ)中(zhōng)学(xué)教(jiāo)书(shū)。

He teaches in a girls' high school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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