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女士 in Context

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女士

Usage 1 - "madam, ma’am": 

*Sentence

女士,请问您贵姓?

English:

May I have your name, Miss?



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Micaela Ellison

Can 女士 be used to address any woman, regardless of age, marital status, etc? And is 先生 the male equivalent?

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Mandarin Blueprint

That's not a bad way to think of it! I can't think of a situation where referring to an adult woman as 女士 would be incorrect.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TBdhGKYiM4&t=1813s

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