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The Chinese word funü - 妇女 - fùnǚ
(woman in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
fùnǚ
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English translation
woman
Chinese characters:
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妇女 ( funü / fùnǚ ) in traditional characters
婦女
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 妇女 ( funü / fùnǚ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Sanyue ba ri shi Guoji Funüjie.
Sānyuè bā rì shì Guójì Fùnǚjié.– English translation: March 8th is International Women's Day.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
daughter in law | female
妇女 ( funü / fùnǚ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 423)
妇女 ( funü / fùnǚ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 423)
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