Today’s word of the day is 女 (nǚ) which means ‘female’. Let’s practice making different words, phrases, and sentences with 女 (nǚ).
女厕 (nǚ cè) Women's restroom
The first word is 女厕 (nǚ cè) which means women’s restroom. Let’s look at each character of this word, 女 means female, and 厕 means toilet. A way of using it in a sentence is: 哪边是男厕, 哪边是女厕? (Nǎ biān shì nán cè, nǎ biān shì nǚ cè?) Which is the men’s restroom, and which is the women’s restroom?
母女 (mǔ nǚ) Mother and daughter
Another word we can create with 女 (nǚ) is 母女 (mǔ nǚ). This means mother and daughter. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 母 means mother, and 女means daughter. A way of using it in a sentence is 母女俩年龄差二十岁，长相几乎一模一样。(Mǔ nǚ liǎ niánlíng chā èrshí suì, zhǎngxiàng jīhū yīmúyīyàng.) The mother and daughter are twenty years apart in age, but they look almost exactly the same.
少女 (shào nǚ) Young girl
Finally, we can create the word 少女 (shào nǚ) which means ‘young girl’. The 少 here means young. A way of using it in a sentence is 少女一般指年轻未婚的女子。(Shàonǚ yībān zhǐ niánqīng wèihūn de nǚzǐ.) A young girl generally refers to a young, unmarried woman.