长女

長女
zhǎngnǚ
noun #29,602

Meanings

  1. 1 eldest daughter; firstborn daughter

Examples

Tā shì jiālǐ de zhǎngnǚ, cóngxiǎo jiù chéngdān le hěn duō zérèn.
She is the eldest daughter in the family and has shouldered many responsibilities since childhood.
Zhǎngnǚ chūjià hòu, jiālǐ shǎo le yī gè délì bāngshǒu.
After the eldest daughter got married, the family lost a capable helper.

Tips

usage
长女 uses in the reading zhǎng (elder), not cháng (long). Compare 长子 (zhǎngzǐ, eldest son). The family-role compounds + gender character are common in formal or literary contexts.

Stroke Order

cháng