female and male; victory and defeat; high and low
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
female and male; the two sexes
neutralUsed in biology to distinguish the sex of animals, plants, or organisms.
Yǒu有
xiē些
zhí植
wù物
shì是
cí雌
xióng雄
tóng同
zhū株
de的
。
Some plants are monoecious.
Yào要
biàn辨
bié别
zhè这
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
de的
cí雌
xióng雄
，
xū需
yào要
kàn看
yǔ羽
máo毛
de的
yán颜
sè色
。
To distinguish the sex of this bird, you need to look at the feather color.
noun
victory and defeat; superiority and inferiority
literaryUsed metaphorically to refer to the outcome of a competition, contest, or battle.
Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
yī一
dìng定
yào要
jué决
chū出
gè个
cí雌
xióng雄
lái来
。
This match must determine a winner and a loser.
Liǎng两
wèi位
qí棋
shǒu手
jī激
zhàn战
zhèng正
hān酣
，
nán难
fēn分
cí雌
xióng雄
。
The two chess players are locked in a fierce battle, and it's hard to tell who is superior.
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Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
gè各
zhí执
yī一
cí词
，
hù互
bù不
xiāng相
ràng让
，
dìng定
yào要
yī一
jué决
cí雌
xióng雄
。
The two of them held their own in the debate, neither yielding, determined to settle the matter once and for all.