How to say “daughter” in Chinese
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“Daughter” in Chinese is 女儿, nǚ ér: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
女儿 is read nǚ ér: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a seated woman.
At the end of a word it turns into an “r” sound: 一点儿.
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 “女儿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 女儿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我有一个女儿wǒyǒuyígenǚ’érI have a daughter.
- 你女儿真漂亮nǐnǚ’érzhēnpiàoliangYour daughter is so pretty!
- 他们的女儿怎么样？tāmendenǚ’érzěnmeyàngWhat's their daughter like?
- 她去年生了一个女儿tāqùniánshēngleyígenǚ’érLast year she had a daughter.
- 他有三个 孩子，其中两个是女儿。tāyǒusāngeháizi,qízhōngliǎnggeshìnǚ’érHe has three children, two of them are daughters.
- 我女儿今年上幼儿园了wǒnǚ’érjīnniánshàngyòu’éryuánleMy daughter started kindergarten this year.
More words from the lesson “Son, daughter, friends”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “daughter” in Chinese?
“Daughter” in Chinese is 女儿, pinyin nǚ’ér.
What does 女儿 mean?
女儿 (nǚ’ér) means “daughter”.
How do you write 女儿?
女儿 is 2 characters: 女 (nǚ) — woman, female; 儿 (ér) — child, son. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 女儿?
女儿 is read nǚ’ér. Tones: nǚ — third tone, ér — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“daughter” in the lesson “Son, daughter, friends”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. 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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