雌性

cíxìng

noun HSK 7-9 #16,369

Meanings

1 female (of animals or plants)
2 feminine (biology)

Characters

female (animal/plant)

nature; sex; gender

Examples

HSK 3

这只是一只雌性大熊猫。

Zhè zhǐshì yī zhī cíxìng dàxióngmāo.

This is a female giant panda.

HSK 7-9

雌性蚊子才会叮人。

Cíxìng wénzi cái huì dīng rén.

Only female mosquitoes bite people.

Tips

usage

雌性 is for animals and biology. For people, use 女性. The opposite is 雄性 (male). In electronics, 雌 means 'female' connector.

Stroke Order

雌 cí

性 xìng