# 异性 (yìxìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 异性 (yìxìng) means “the opposite sex; heterosexual”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: the opposite sex; heterosexual
- Pinyin: yìxìng (yi4 xing4)
- Traditional: 異性
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他没有异性朋友。
  Tā méiyǒu yìxìng péngyou.
  He has no friends of the opposite sex.

## Characters

- 异 (yì): different; other
- [性](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-nature/) (xìng): nature; quality

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-xing-opposite-sex/

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