女孩子

nǚháizi

noun #1,984

Measure Word

一个女孩子 gè

Meanings

1 girl
2 young woman

Characters

suffix for nouns

Examples

那个女孩子很漂亮。

Nàge nǚháizi hěn piàoliang.

That girl is very pretty.

女孩子们在操场上跑步。

Nǚháizimen zài cāochǎng shàng pǎobù.

The girls are running on the playground.

Tips

usage

女孩子 and 女孩 are interchangeable. 女孩子 sounds slightly softer and more colloquial. For adult women, use 女人 or 女性. 女生 is commonly used for female students or young women in casual speech.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

孩 hái

子 zǐ