Definition

1. Noun:
   • Female student: A girl or young woman who attends a school, typically at the secondary or high school level.
   • Schoolgirl: Specifically refers to a girl who is a student, often implying a certain age range and school uniform.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nữ sinh đều mặc áo dài, trông rất đẹp. (The female students all wear áo dài, looking very beautiful.)
  • Cô ấy từng là một nữ sinh chăm chỉ tại trường này. (She was once a diligent schoolgirl at this school.)
  • Cuộc thi dành cho các nữ sinh trung học. (The competition is for high school female students.)

Advanced Usage

• "nữ sinh viên": This is a distinct compound term meaning "female university/college student." It is not a direct variant of "nữ sinh," which typically refers to pre-university levels.
• The term often carries cultural connotations related to youth, innocence, and the traditional image of Vietnamese schoolgirls in .

Variants and Related Words

• Học sinh nữ: A more formal or descriptive phrase with the same meaning (female student).
• Nữ sinh viên: Female university student (a separate term for higher education).
• Nam sinh: Male student (the direct counterpart).

Synonyms

• Học sinh nữ: Female student.
• Écolière (French loanword used historically): Schoolgirl.

Related Phrases

• Tà áo dài nữ sinh: The traditional long dress (áo dài) worn by female students, a iconic cultural image.
• Tuổi nữ sinh: Schoolgirl age; the youthful period of being a female student.

noun

1. school-girl