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#CHINESELESSON – Genders in Chinese

This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Chinese to help you practice your daily phrases.

Man
男人 [nán rén]

woman
女人 [nǚ rén]

husband
丈夫 [zhàng fū]

wife
妻子 [qī zǐ]

boy
男孩 [nán hái]

girl
女孩 [nǚ hái]

father
父亲 [fù qīn]

mother
母亲 [mǔ qīn

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

my son is a student
[masculine + noun] 我的儿子是学生 [wǒ de ér zi shì xué shēng]

her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] 她的女儿是一个学生 [tā de nǚ ér shì yī gè xué shēng]

he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] 他有一个高大的哥哥 [tā yǒu yī gè gāo dà de gē gē]

she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] 她有一个高大的妹妹 [tā yǒu yī gè gāo dà de mèi mèi]

his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] 他的兄弟们都很年轻 [tā de xiōng dì men dōu hěn nián qīng]

his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] 他的姐妹们都很年轻 [tā de jiě mèi men dōu hěn nián qīng]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
儿子 [ér zi]

daughter
女儿 [nǚ ér]

brother
兄 [xiōng]

sister
姐 [jiě]

grandfather
祖父 [zǔ fù]

grandmother
祖母 [zǔ mǔ]

child
孩子 [hái zi]