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title: "Xingbie Meaning: 性别 (xìngbié) Means “gender”"
description: "性别 (traditional 性別, xìngbié) means “gender; sex”. Hear its tones, see what 性 and 别 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingbie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 性别 mean?

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性别 xìngbié

## gender; sex

## Its characters

1. 性 xìng sex
2. 别 bié don't

## In a sentence

请在表格上填写你的姓名和性别。 Please fill in your name and gender on the form.

[More about 性别](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%80%A7%E5%88%AB)

## More words with 性 or 别

- [别的 biéde](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biede)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [别墅 biéshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieshu)
- [别说 biéshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieshuo)
- [差别 chābié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chabie)
- [分别 fēnbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbie)
- [感性 gǎnxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganxing)
- [告别 gàobié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaobie)
- [个别 gèbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gebie)
- [个性 gèxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gexing)

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