小女

xiǎonǚ

noun #18,162

Meanings

1 my daughter (humble)
2 young girl

Characters

female; daughter

Examples

HSK 1

这是小女，今年十岁。

Zhè shì xiǎonǚ, jīnnián shí suì.

This is my daughter - she's ten this year.

HSK 2

小女不才，让您见笑了。

Xiǎonǚ bùcái, ràng nín jiànxiào le.

My humble daughter is unaccomplished - please pardon her.

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小女 is a humble/formal way to refer to one's own daughter when speaking to others. In modern speech, most people say 我女儿 instead. Compare: 犬子 (my humble son).

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

女 nǚ