Chinese Conversation · Level 11
90 words
Chinese word
女儿
Pronunciation
Pinyinnǚ ér
Meaning
- noundaughter
Example
我和女儿一起吃晚饭。wǒ hé nǚ ér yì qǐ chī wǎn fàn
My daughter and I have dinner together.
More examples
我有一个女儿，她很小。wǒ yǒu yí gè nǚ ér tā hén xiǎo
I have a daughter, and she is very small.
Core concept
A female child seen through her bond with a parent, whether she is young or grown.
Common phrases
我的女儿wǒ de nǚ ér
my daughter
有一个女儿yǒu yí gè nǚ ér
have a daughter
和女儿一起hé nǚ ér yì qǐ
be together with one's daughter
Similar words
孩子hái zi: A young person of either gender who is still a child.
女孩nǚ hái: A girl who is still a child.
儿子ér zi: A son in a parent-child relationship, at any age.
Definition in Chinese
称呼在亲子关系中的女性子女，既可指未成年人也可指成年但仍作为子女身份的人。chēng hū zài qīn zǐ guān xì zhōng de nǚ xìng zí nǚ jì kě zhǐ wèi chéng nián rén yě kě zhǐ chéng nián dàn réng zuò wéi zí nǚ shēn fèn de rén
Word origin
女儿 (nǚér, "daughter") combines 女 (nǚ, "female") with 儿 (ér, "child"), marking a female child in a parent-child relationship.
Usage tips
- Chinese family nouns can stand alone when the relationship is clear, so an English possessive such as "my" is not always needed.