娇娃

嬌娃
jiāowá
noun #21,685

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 beautiful young woman
  2. 2 pretty girl
  3. 3 babe

Examples

HSK 3
Tā shì gè jiāowá, dàn xìnggé fēicháng jiānqiáng.
She is a pretty girl, but her character is very strong.
HSK 7-9
Diànyǐng lǐ de jiāowá men shēnshǒu mǐnjié, lìng guānzhòng jiàojué.
The beautiful women in the film were agile and left the audience in awe.

Tips

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娇娃 is informal and can carry an objectifying connotation depending on context. It is often used in casual speech or pop culture to describe an attractive young woman.

In Pop Culture

霹雳娇娃 Pīlì jiāowá
Chinese title of the Charlie's Angels franchise; 娇娃 names its glamorous female leads.

Stroke Order

jiāo