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  1. 1. female
  2. 2. woman
  3. 3. daughter

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Words Containing 女

仙女
xiān nǚ

fairy

儿女
ér nǚ

children; sons and daughters

女人
nǚ rén

woman

女人
nǚ ren

wife

女儿
nǚ ér

daughter

女士
nǚ shì

lady

女婿
nǚ xu

daughter's husband; son-in-law

女子
nǚ zǐ

woman

女性
nǚ xìng

woman

女朋友
nǚ péng you

girlfriend

女生
nǚ shēng

schoolgirl

妇女
fù nǚ

woman

子女
zǐ nǚ

children

孙女
sūn nǚ

son's daughter

少女
shào nǚ

girl

母女
mǔ nǚ

mother and daughter

父女
fù nǚ

father and daughter

男女
nán nǚ

male-female

美女
měi nǚ

beautiful woman

闺女
guī nü

maiden; unmarried woman

三个女人一个墟
sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū

three women makes a crowd

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì

three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

中华全国妇女联合会
zhōng huá quán guó fù nǚ lián hé huì

All-China Women's Federation (PRC, established 1949)

九天玄女
jiǔ tiān xuán nǚ

Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology

干女儿
gān nǚ ér

adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干物女
gān wù nǚ

single girl who is not interested in relationships, living a lackadaisical life (loanword from Japanese \himono onna\)

乱搞男女关系
luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì

to be promiscuous

仕女
shì nǚ

court lady

仙女
xiān nǚ

fairy

仙女座
xiān nǚ zuò

Andromeda (constellation)

仙女座大星云
xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女座星系
xiān nǚ zuò xīng xì

Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女星座
xiān nǚ xīng zuò

Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31

仙女星系
xiān nǚ xīng xì

Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女棒
xiān nǚ bàng

sparkler (hand-held firework)

侍女
shì nǚ

maid

修女
xiū nǚ

nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)

儿女
ér nǚ

children; sons and daughters

儿女英雄传
ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[wén kāng]

剩女
shèng nǚ

\leftover woman\ (successful career woman who has remained single)

厌女症
yàn nǚ zhèng

misogyny

吧女
bā nǚ

barmaid

吧托女
bā tuō nǚ

scam girl

商女
shāng nǚ

female singer (archaic)

善男信女
shàn nán xìn nǚ

lay practitioners of Buddhism

四大美女
sì dà měi nǚ

the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[xī shī], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[wáng zhāo jūn], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[diāo chán] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[yáng yù huán]

国际妇女节
guó jì fù nǚ jié

International Women's Day (March 8)

士为知己者死,女为悦己者容
shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

外孙女
wài sūn nǚ

daughter's daughter

外甥女
wài sheng nǚ

sister's daughter

外甥女婿
wài sheng nǚ xu

sister's daughter's husband

女主人
nǚ zhǔ rén

hostess

女主人公
nǚ zhǔ rén gōng

heroine (of a novel or film)

女乘务员
nǚ chéng wù yuán

stewardess

女人
nǚ rén

woman

女人
nǚ ren

wife

女人家
nǚ rén jia

women (in general)

女人气
nǚ rén qì

womanly temperament

女伴
nǚ bàn

female companion

女修道院
nǚ xiū dào yuàn

convent

女杰
nǚ jié

woman of distinction

女佣
nǚ yōng

(female) maid

女仆
nǚ pú

female servant; maid

女傧相
nǚ bīn xiàng

bridesmaid

女优
nǚ yōu

actress

女儿
nǚ ér

daughter

女儿墙
nǚ ér qiáng

crenelated parapet wall

女儿红
nǚ ér hóng

kind of Chinese wine

女公子
nǚ gōng zǐ

noble lady

女公爵
nǚ gōng jué

duchess

女友
nǚ yǒu

girlfriend

女同
nǚ tóng

a lesbian (coll.)

女同胞
nǚ tóng bāo

woman

女单
nǚ dān

women's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)

女士
nǚ shì

lady

女士优先
nǚ shì yōu xiān

Ladies first!

女大不中留
nǚ dà bù zhōng liú

when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

女大十八变
nǚ dà shí bā biàn

lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)

女娃
nǚ wá

mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[yán dì] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[jīng wèi] after drowning

女婿
nǚ xu

daughter's husband; son-in-law

女娲
nǚ wā

Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)

女娲氏
nǚ wā shì

Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)

女婴
nǚ yīng

female baby

女子
nǚ zǐ

woman

女子参政权
nǚ zǐ cān zhèng quán

women's suffrage

女子无才便是德
nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

女孩
nǚ hái

girl; lass

女孩子
nǚ hái zi

girl

女家
nǚ jiā

bride's family (in marriage)

女将
nǚ jiàng

female general

女巫
nǚ wū

witch

女店员
nǚ diàn yuán

salesgirl

女厕
nǚ cè

ladies washroom

女强人
nǚ qiáng rén

successful career woman

女性
nǚ xìng

woman

女性主义
nǚ xìng zhǔ yì

feminism

女性割礼
nǚ xìng gē lǐ

female genital mutilation

女性化
nǚ xìng huà

to feminize

女性厌恶
nǚ xìng yàn wù

misogyny

女性贬抑
nǚ xìng biǎn yì

misogyny

女房东
nǚ fáng dōng

landlady

女扮男装
nǚ bàn nán zhuāng

(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)

女排
nǚ pái

women's volleyball

女方
nǚ fāng

the bride's side (of a wedding)

女星
nǚ xīng

female star

女书
nǚ shū

nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族[yáo zú] dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县[jiāng yǒng xiàn] in southern Hunan

女朋友
nǚ péng you

girlfriend

女权
nǚ quán

women's rights

女权主义
nǚ quán zhǔ yì

feminism

女武神
nǚ wǔ shén

valkyrie

女流
nǚ liú

(derog.) woman

女汉子
nǚ hàn zi

masculine woman

女墙
nǚ qiáng

crenelated parapet wall

女王
nǚ wáng

queen

女生
nǚ shēng

schoolgirl

女生外向
nǚ shēng wài xiàng

a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)

女的
nǚ de

woman

女皇
nǚ huáng

empress

女皇大学
nǚ huáng dà xué

Queen's University (Belfast)

女皇帝
nǚ huáng dì

empress

女真
nǚ zhēn

Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn] and Qing Dynasty

女真语
nǚ zhēn yǔ

Jurchen language

女眷
nǚ juàn

the females in a family

女神
nǚ shén

goddess

女神蛤
nǚ shén gé

geoduck (Panopea abrupta)

女票
nǚ piào

(slang) girlfriend

女童
nǚ tóng

small girl

女管家
nǚ guǎn jiā

housekeeper

女红
nǚ gōng

the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)

女继承人
nǚ jì chéng rén

inheritress

女舍监
nǚ shè jiān

matron

女色
nǚ sè

female charms

女装
nǚ zhuāng

women's clothes

女衬衫
nǚ chèn shān

blouse

女警
nǚ jǐng

policewoman

女警员
nǚ jǐng yuán

a policewoman

女贞
nǚ zhēn

privet (genus Ligustrum)

女郎
nǚ láng

young woman

女阴
nǚ yīn

vulva

女双
nǚ shuāng

women's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)

女体盛
nǚ tǐ chéng

nyotaimori or \body sushi\, Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman

女高音
nǚ gāo yīn

soprano

姹女
chà nǚ

beautiful girl

好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

妓女
jì nǚ

prostitute; hooker

妖女
yāo nǚ

beautiful woman

姨甥男女
yí sheng nán nǚ

wife's sister's children

侄女
zhí nǚ

niece

侄女婿
zhí nǚ xu

brother's daughter's husband

侄孙女
zhí sūn nǚ

grand niece

娼女
chāng nǚ

prostitute

婢女
bì nǚ

slave girl

妇女
fù nǚ

woman

妇女主任
fù nǚ zhǔ rèn

director of the local committee of the Women's Federation

妇女节
fù nǚ jié

International Women's Day (March 8)

妇女能顶半边天
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān

fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

妇女运动
fù nǚ yùn dòng

women's movement

婺女
wù nǚ

(name of a constellation)

嫁女
jià nǚ

to marry off a daughter

娇娇女
jiāo jiāo nǚ

pampered girl from an affluent family

子女
zǐ nǚ

children

孔雀女
kǒng què nǚ

(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family

孟姜女
mèng jiāng nǚ

heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body

孤男寡女
gū nán guǎ nǚ

a single man and a single woman

孙女
sūn nǚ

son's daughter

孙女婿
sūn nǚ xu

son's daughter's husband

宅女
zhái nǚ

female geek

室女
shì nǚ

unmarried lady

室女座
shì nǚ zuò

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

宫女
gōng nǚ

palace maid

寄女
jì nǚ

foster daughter

实女
shí nǚ

female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)

小女
xiǎo nǚ

my daughter (humble)

小女人
xiǎo nǚ rén

dainty and delicate girl

少女
shào nǚ

girl

少女峰
shào nǚ fēng

Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland

少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán

When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

少男少女
shào nán shào nǚ

boys and girls

幼女
yòu nǚ

young girl

心动女
xīn dòng nǚ

(coll.) the girl of your dreams

怨女
yuàn nǚ

senior palace maiden

应召女郎
yìng zhào nǚ láng

call girl

才女
cái nǚ

talented girl

扣女
kòu nǚ

(slang) to pick up girls

拖儿带女
tuō ér dài nǚ

supporting a wife and children

拜金女
bài jīn nǚ

materialistic woman

曼荷莲女子学院
màn hé lián nǚ zǐ xué yuàn

see 曼荷蓮學院|曼荷莲学院[màn hé lián xué yuàn]

曾孙女
zēng sūn nǚ

great-granddaughter

月亮女神号
yuè liang nǚ shén hào

SELENE, Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft, launched in 2007

月女神
yuè nǚ shén

Moon Goddess

望女成凤
wàng nǚ chéng fèng

lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)

次女
cì nǚ

second daughter

欲女
yù nǚ

sex-crazed woman

欺男霸女
qī nán bà nǚ

to oppress the people

歌女
gē nǚ

female singer (archaic)

母女
mǔ nǚ

mother and daughter

民女
mín nǚ

woman from an ordinary family

浣女
huàn nǚ

washerwoman

浪女
làng nǚ

loose woman

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约
xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women