How to say “mother and daughter” in Chinese
mother and daughter
“Mother and daughter” in Chinese is 母女, mǔ nǚ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
母女 is read mǔ nǚ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
Originally a drawing of a woman with breasts: the two dots inside. The same sign appears in 每 and 海.
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 “母女”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 母女. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 母女俩长2得很像mǔnǚliǎzhǎngdehěnxiàngMother and daughter look very alike.
More words from the lesson “Father and mother”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mother and daughter” in Chinese?
“Mother and daughter” in Chinese is 母女, pinyin mǔnǚ.
What does 母女 mean?
母女 (mǔnǚ) means “mother and daughter”.
How do you write 母女?
母女 is 2 characters: 母 (mǔ) — mother; 女 (nǚ) — woman, female. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 母女?
母女 is read mǔnǚ. Tones: mǔ — third tone, nǚ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“mother 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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