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女生

nǚ shēng · nü sheng · nv sheng

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Meaning

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  1. schoolgirl
  2. female student
  3. girl
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  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)有(yǒu)个(gè)女生(nǚshēng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)捡(jiǎn)书(shū)。

    Yesterday a girl helped me pick up my books.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！你(nǐ)谢谢(xièxie)她(tā)了(le)吗(ma)？

    How kind! Did you thank her?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)谢谢(xièxie)，可是(kěshì)忘(wàng)了(le)问(wèn)名字(míngzi)。

    I said thanks, but forgot to ask her name.

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)长(zhǎng)什么(shénme)样(yàng)呢(ne)？

    What does she look like?

  5. Liangliang

    她(tā)...是(shì)个(gè)女生(nǚshēng)。

    She... is a girl.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)个(gè)信息(xìnxī)真(zhēn)有用(yǒuyòng)！

    Very useful information!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)班(bān)的(de)女(nǚ)生(shēng)平(píng)均(jūn)身(shēn)高(gāo)超(chāo)过(guò)了(le)155公(gōng)分(fēn)。

The average height of girls in this class is over 155 centimeters.

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02

那(nà)个(gè)女(nǚ)生(shēng)在(zài)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)看(kàn)书(shū)。

That girl is reading quietly in the library.

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女
nǚ

female; woman

生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

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