Chinese Feminine

Chinese Feminine

If you're trying to learn Chinese Feminine which is also called Mandarin, check our courses about genders: Feminine and Masculine... to help you with your Chinese grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Chinese. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

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Chinese Feminine

Learning the Chinese Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Chinese language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Chinese.

Chinese feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine.

Grammar Tips:

The differentiation of masculine and feminine in Chinese is rare.  Of course if you say it is a woman it is clear,  but the spoken personal pronoun, ta, stands for he, she and it, in both the subject and object form.  Chinese names are even difficult to tell masculine from feminine


Here are some examples:

English FeminineChinese Feminine
Feminineyīn xìng cí  - 阴性词
he is happytā;tuó hěn  gāo xìng  - 他很高兴
she is happytā hěn  gāo xìng  - 她很高兴
he is Americantā;tuó shì  měi guó rén  - 他是美国人
she is Americantā shì  měi guó rén  - 她是美国人
mannán rén  - 男人
womannǚ rén  - 女人
fatherfù qīn  - 父亲
mothermǔ qīn  - 母亲
brotherxiōng,dì  - 兄,弟
sisterjiě,mèi  - 姐,妹
uncleshū shū  - 叔叔
auntgū gū  - 姑姑
bullgōng niú  - 公牛
cownǎi niú  - 奶牛
boynán hái  - 男孩
girlnǚ hái  - 女孩

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Feminine in Chinese has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Mandarin.

List of Feminine in Chinese

Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Chinese? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Chinese vocabulary.

English VocabularyChinese Vocabulary
objectswù jiàn  - 物件
bathroomyù shì  - 浴室
bedchuáng  -
bedroomwò shì  - 卧室
ceilingtiān huā bǎn  - 天花板
chairyǐ zi  - 椅子
clothesyī fú  - 衣服
coatwài tào  - 外套
cupbēi zi  - 杯子
deskzhuō zi  - 桌子
dressfú zhuāng  - 服装
floordì bǎn  - 地板
forkchā  -
furniturejiā jù  - 家具
glassbō lí  - 玻璃
hatmào zi  - 帽子
housefáng zi  - 房子
inkmò shuǐ  - 墨水
jacketjiā kè  - 夹克
kitchenchú fáng  - 厨房
knifedāo  -
lampdēng  -
letterxìn  -
mapdì tú  - 地图
newspaperbào zhǐ  - 报纸
notebookbǐ jì běn  - 笔记本
pantskù zi  - 裤子
paperzhǐ  -
pengāng bǐ  - 钢笔
pencilqiān bǐ  - 铅笔
pharmacyyào fáng  - 药房
picturetú piān  - 图片
platepán zi  - 盘子
refrigeratorbīng xiāng  - 冰箱
restaurantcān guǎn  - 餐馆
roofwū dǐng  - 屋顶
roomfáng jiān  - 房间
rugdì tǎn  - 地毯
scissorsjiǎn dāo  - 剪刀
shampooxǐ fā shuǐ  - 洗发水
shirtchèn shān  - 衬衫
shoesxié  -
soapféi zào  - 肥皂
sockswà zi  - 袜子
spoonsháo zi  - 勺子
tablezhuō zi  - 桌子
toiletcè suǒ  - 厕所
toothbrushyá shuā  - 牙刷
toothpasteyá gāo  - 牙膏
towelmáo jīn  - 毛巾
umbrellayǔ sǎn  - 雨伞
underwearnèi yī  - 内衣
wallqiáng  -
walletqián bāo  - 钱包
windowchuāng kǒu  - 窗口
telephonediàn huà  - 电话

Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in Chinese, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Mandarin Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our Chinese lessons here: Learn Chinese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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