How to say “father and daughter” in Chinese

父女
fùnǚ

father and daughter

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Family and loved ones”

“Father and daughter” in Chinese is 父女, fù nǚ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

父女 is read fù nǚ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
nǚ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

父
fù — father

The same sign is the top of 爸 “dad”.

女
nǚ — woman, female

A picture of a seated woman.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “父女”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “father and daughter” in Chinese?

“Father and daughter” in Chinese is 父女, pinyin fùnǚ.

What does 父女 mean?

父女 (fùnǚ) means “father and daughter”.

How do you write 父女?

父女 is 2 characters: 父 (fù) — father; 女 (nǚ) — woman, female. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 父女?

父女 is read fùnǚ. Tones: fù — fourth tone, nǚ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“father and daughter” in the lesson “Father and mother”

This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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