娇娃

嬌娃
jiāowá
noun #21,685

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

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

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
Charlie's Angels — the title 霹雳娇娃 uses 娇娃 to mean the beautiful female protagonists.
TV show / film franchise

Stroke Order

jiāo