令爱

令愛
lìng'ài
noun #45,212

Meanings

  1. 1 your daughter
  2. 2 your esteemed daughter

Examples

HSK 2
Lìng'ài jīnnián kǎoshàng dàxué le ba?
Your daughter got into university this year, didn't she?
HSK 5
Tīngshuō lìng'ài xià ge yuè jiéhūn, gōngxǐ nín!
I hear your daughter is getting married next month. Congratulations!

Tips

usage
令 before a kin word honours the listener's family: 令尊 (your father), 令堂 (your mother), 令郎 (your son), 令爱 (your daughter). Never use it for your own family: your own daughter is humbly 小女. Also written 令嫒. It is formal; in conversation, 您女儿 is normal.

Stroke Order

令 lìng
爱 ài