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shengnü

shengnü is the alternative spelling of sheng nu.

Meaning of sheng nu

Noun

sheng nu (plural sheng nu)

  1. (derogatory) A woman in her mid- to late twenties and not yet married, particularly an unmarried successful businesswoman.
    • The increasing prevalence of shengnü in China has boosted the number of shengnan – leftover men.2010 Schott, Ben (15 March 2010). "Leftover Ladies & 3S Women". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

Forms of shengnü

pluralshengnü

Questions about shengnü

What is shengnü the alternative spelling of?
Shengnü is the alternative spelling of sheng nu.

Words near shengnü in the dictionary

  1. sheng nus
  2. sheng nü
  3. Shenga Bjemi
  4. shengnan
  5. shengnu
  6. shengnü
  7. shengs
  8. Shengsi
  9. shengyuan
  10. Shenhsi
  11. Shenikwa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shengnü (page history and authors); sheng nu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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