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Referring to 'woman' with 女人 (nǚrén)
Description & Modification
Structure
Number + Measure Word + 女人
Explanation
The noun 女人 (nǚrén) means "woman" and refers to an adult female person. It is a common everyday word used in both spoken and written Chinese. It can be modified by measure words and adjectives like 一个女人 (a woman).
Examples
那个女人看起来很面熟，好像在哪儿见过。
Nàge nǚrén kàn qǐlái hěn miànshú, hǎoxiàng zài nǎr jiànguò.
That woman looks very familiar, as if I've seen her somewhere before.
她是一个非常独立的女人。
Tā shì yī gè fēicháng dúlì de nǚrén.
She is a very independent woman.
旁边那个女人正在打电话。
Pángbiān nàge nǚrén zhèngzài dǎ diànhuà.
The woman next to us is making a phone call.