姑
娘

Girl in Chinese: 姑娘 (gū niang)

gū niang

girl

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1girl
  2. 2young woman
  3. 3young lady
  4. 4daughter
  5. 5paternal aunt (old)

Stroke order

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姑
娘

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨ

gū

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ u—/ first tone

˙ㄋㄧㄤ

niang

˙/ neutral toneㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang

Example sentences

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  • 慎也娶了个漂亮姑娘。

    shèn yě qǔ le gè piào liang gū niáng。

    Shinya married a pretty girl.

  • 别对我放肆，小姑娘!

    bié duì wǒ fàng sì， xiǎo gū niáng!

    Don't get sassy with me young lady!

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Related words

娘

niáng

mother

姑姑

gū gu

paternal aunt

新娘

xīn niáng

bride

古代

gǔ dài

ancient times

观察

guān chá

to observe

观念

guān niàn

notion

光明

guāng míng

light

广大

guǎng dà

(of an area) vast or extensive

海关

hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

好奇

hào qí

inquisitive

合法

hé fǎ

lawful

合理

hé lǐ

rational

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