女的

nǚde

noun

Meanings

1 woman
2 female (person)

Characters

nominalizing particle (one who is…)

Examples

HSK 3

刚才打电话的是一个女的。

Gāngcái dǎ diànhuà de shì yí ge nǚde.

The person who called just now was a woman.

HSK 3

那个女的说话声音特别大。

Nàge nǚde shuōhuà shēngyīn tèbié dà.

That woman talks really loudly.

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女的 is plain everyday speech for "a woman" and can sound blunt, especially about someone present. 女士 (lady) is polite and 女性 (female) is neutral and formal. The male counterpart is 男的.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

的 de