性别

• 拼音: xìng bié
• 汉字拆解: 性 = 忄 (heart) + 生 (life); 别 = 另 (other) + 刂 (knife), meaning to separate or distinguish

含义

Gender; sex. The classification of a person as male or female.

Used in official and everyday contexts to refer to biological sex or gender identity. Common in forms, surveys, and social discussions. Related phrases: 性别平等 (gender equality), 性别歧视 (gender discrimination), 不分性别 (regardless of gender).

例句

1. 请在表格上填写你的性别。
2. 工作机会不应该受到性别的限制。
3. 现在社会越来越重视性别平等。

用法指南

语境: official, social, forms

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你的性别是什么？(What is your gender?)
• 性别不应该影响工资水平。(Gender should not affect salary levels.)

错误说法

• 你的性别是女人。(When filling in 性别, use 男 or 女, not 男人 or 女人. The categories are 男/女, not full nouns.)

起源与历史

性 means 'nature' or 'character' and 别 means 'to distinguish' or 'difference'. Together they describe the distinction based on innate nature — i.e., the biological or social classification of sex.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal