雌雄

cíxióng
noun #16,893

Meanings

  1. 1 male and female
  2. 2 gender (of animals)

Examples

HSK 4
Tāmen juédìng yī jué cíxióng.
They decided to have a showdown.
HSK 7-9
Zhèzhǒng niǎo hěn nán fēnbiàn cíxióng.
It's hard to tell male from female with this species of bird.

Tips

usage
一决雌雄 is a common idiom meaning 'to have a decisive contest/showdown'. The literal image is determining who is male (dominant) and who is female (subordinate) - an old metaphor for victory and defeat.

Stroke Order

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