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雌雄同株

Word · AdjectiveTraditional雌

female (biology)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

female (of animals or plants)

neutral

Specifically used in biological contexts to describe sex.

Cí雌
niǎo鸟
tōng通
cháng常
fù负
zé责
fū孵
dàn蛋
 。

The female bird is usually responsible for incubating the eggs.

Zhè这
duǒ朵
huā花
shì是
cí雌
huā花
 。

This flower is a female flower.

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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
fēn分
biàn辨
zhè这
zhī只
māo猫
de的
cí雌
xióng雄
 。

We need to determine the sex of this cat.

2.

adjective

characteristic of or pertaining to females

neutral

Used as an attributive to describe characteristics.

Xióng雄
ruǐ蕊
hé和
cí雌
ruǐ蕊
shì是
huā花
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bù部
fen分
 。

The stamen and pistil are important parts of a flower.

Cí雌
xìng性
jī激
sù素
duì对
nǚ女
xìng性
jiàn健
kāng康
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

Female hormones are very important for women's health.