性事

xìngshì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 sexual matters
  2. 2 matters of sex
  3. 3 one's sex life

Examples

Tāmen zhī jiān cóngbù tánlùn xìngshì.
They never discuss sexual matters between them.
Zázhì shàng yǒu yī piān guānyú xìngshì jiànkāng de wénzhāng.
There's an article in the magazine about sexual health.

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A neutral, somewhat formal/euphemistic noun for sex life — used in advice columns, magazines, and counseling rather than crude conversation. For more clinical contexts use 性生活 (xìng shēnghuó); for vulgar slang use other terms.

Stroke Order

xìng
shì