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13 Dec 2018
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What is the difference between 女人 and 女子 --- 女子 is colloquial or pejorative? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 女人 and 女子 --- 女子 is colloquial or pejorative? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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15 Dec 2018
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女子 is neither colloquial nor pejorative , 女子是比女人更书面化更正式更文雅的说法。比如我们会说“女子学校”,而不会说“女人学校”;日常口语会说“妹妹是女人”,而不会说“妹妹是女子”。
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