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Sex in Chinese

sex · HSK 4

性别 xìng bié

  1. 性 xìng nature
  2. 别 bié don't

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How do you say sex in Chinese?

Sex in Chinese is 性别 (xìng bié). You can also say 性 (xìng).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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