Chinese word

女孩儿

Pronunciation

Pinyinnǚ háir

Meaning

  • noungirl

Example

公园里有个女孩儿在放风筝。gōng yuán lǐ yǒu gè nǚ háir zài fàng fēng zhēng

There is a girl flying a kite in the park.

Illustration for 女孩儿 (girl)

More examples

这个女孩儿在笑。zhè ge nǚ háir zài xiào

This girl is smiling.

Core concept

A young female child seen as a small, familiar member of everyday life.

Common phrases

  • 一个女孩儿yí gè nǚ háir

    a girl

  • 这个女孩儿zhè ge nǚ háir

    this girl

  • 小女孩儿xiǎo nǚ háir

    little girl

Similar words

女孩nǚ hái: A neutral term for a girl, usually a young female child.
女儿nǚ ér: A female child in relation to her parents.
女生nǚ shēng: A young woman or girl in a school setting.

Definition in Chinese

口语常用的带儿化的“女孩”称呼，常用以指较年轻的女孩子或带有亲昵称呼感，书面语中不常见。kóu yǔ cháng yòng de dài ér huà de nǚ hái chēng hū cháng yòng yǐ zhǐ jiào nián qīng de nǚ hái zi huò dài yǒu qīn nì chēng hū gǎn shū miàn yǔ zhōng bù cháng jiàn

Word origin

女孩儿 (nǚháiér, "girl") is the spoken form of 女孩 (nǚhái, "girl") after northern Chinese adds a special ending that can make the word sound warm and familiar.

Usage tips

  • This casual form fits conversation and story dialogue better than formal school writing, where a more neutral written choice is common.

Other meanings

  • young girlnoun
  • female childnoun

Opposites

  • 男孩nán háiboynoun
  • 男孩子nán hái ziboynoun

Related words

  • 女孩nǚ háigirlnoun
  • 女孩子nǚ hái zigirlnoun

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