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性别

xìng bié · xing bie

Traditional 性別

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. gender
  2. sex
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  1. Leon

    这张(zhèzhāng)表(biǎo)要(yào)写(xiě)名字(míngzi)、年龄(niánlíng)和(hé)性别(xìngbié)。

    This form asks for name, age and gender.

  2. Dengdeng

    性别(xìngbié)这(zhè)一行(yīxíng)，选(xuǎn)男(nán)或者(huòzhě)女(nǚ)。

    On the gender line, pick male or female.

  3. Leon

    好(hǎo)了(le)。我(wǒ)在(zài)性别(xìngbié)这里(zhèlǐ)写(xiě)了(le)北京(běijīng)。

    Done. I wrote "Beijing" under gender.

  4. Liangliang

    北京(běijīng)？性别(xìngbié)不是(bùshì)地方(dìfang)！

    Beijing? Gender is not a place!

  5. Leon

    啊(a)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)错(cuò)了(le)，对不起(duìbuqǐ)。

    Oh, I read the line wrong. Sorry.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，换(huàn)一张(yīzhāng)新(xīn)表(biǎo)吧(ba)。

    No problem. Take a new form.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)在(zài)这(zhè)张(zhāng)表(biǎo)格(gé)上(shàng)填(tián)写(xiě)你(nǐ)的(de)姓(xìng)名(míng)和(hé)性(xìng)别(bié)。

Please fill in your name and gender on this form.

02

这(zhè)份(fèn)工(gōng)作(zuò)对(duì)性(xìng)别(bié)没(méi)有(yǒu)特(tè)别(bié)要(yāo)求(qiú)。

This job has no particular gender requirement.

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The characters

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性
xìng

nature; character

别
bié

don't ...!; other; another; different

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