娘

Mother in Chinese: 娘 (niáng)

niáng

mother

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1mother
  2. 2young lady
  3. 3(coll.) effeminate

Stroke order

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娘

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄤˊ

niáng

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他从小就跟着娘长大。

    tā cóng xiǎo jiù gēn zhe niáng zhǎng dà。

    He grew up with his mother from a young age.

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Related words

姑娘

gū niang

girl

新娘

xīn niáng

bride

鸟巢

niǎo cháo

bird's nest

尿

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to urinate

捏

niē

to hold between the thumb and fingers

宁愿

nìng yuàn

would rather ... (than ...)

拧

nǐng

mistake

凝固

níng gù

to freeze

凝聚

níng jù

to condense

扭曲

niǔ qū

to twist

扭头

niǔ tóu

to turn one's head

扭转

niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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