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sex; gender

xìng bié
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We use the word "ĝi" when we are not talking about a man or a woman, but about something that has no sex or whose sex is unknown or indifferent to us. Consequently, we can almost always use this word very well in place of "tio", whose meaning is almost the same.
Alex is non-binary.
I'm transgender.
我是跨性别
Mary is transgender.
玛丽是跨性别。
That's not what I mean. Sex discrimination, female discrimination, whatever, men and women are just different.
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