性
别

Gender in Chinese: 性别 (xìng bié)

xìng bié

gender

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 性別2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1gender
  2. 2sex

Stroke order

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性
别

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄧㄝˊ

bié

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

性别

Simplified

性別

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我是跨性别

    wǒ shì kuà xìng bié

    I'm transgender.

  • 玛丽是跨性别。

    mǎ lì shì kuà xìng bié。

    Mary is transgender.

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Related words

别

bié

to leave

性

xìng

nature

别人

bié ren

other people

特别

tè bié

unusual

区别

qū bié

difference

性格

xìng gé

nature

差别

chā bié

difference

分别

fēn bié

to part

告别

gào bié

to leave

个别

gè bié

individually

个性

gè xìng

individuality

性质

xìng zhì

nature

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