HSK Guide

女儿女兒 nǚ’ér — daughter

nǚ (third tone, dipping) ér (second tone, rising)nü3er2

Traditional: 女兒

daughter

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Meanings

  1. daughter

    A daughter. Both syllables keep a full tone, and the apostrophe in nǚ’ér only shows where one syllable ends and the next begins.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 女
    nǚ (third tone, dipping)

    woman; female; daughter (in 女儿)

    3 strokesRadical 女
  • 儿兒
    ér (second tone, rising)

    child; son (in 儿子); the retroflex suffix -r written after a noun

    2 strokesRadical 儿

Example sentences

  • 我的女儿很漂亮。我的女兒很漂亮。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) nǚ (third tone, dipping) ér (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) piàoliang. (fourth tone, falling)···

    My daughter is beautiful.

  • 他女儿在医院工作。他女兒在醫院工作。Tā (first tone, high and level) nǚ (third tone, dipping) ér (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) yīyuàn (first tone, high and level) gōngzuò. (first tone, high and level)···

    His daughter works at a hospital.

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