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闺女

閨女
guīnü
noun HSK 7-9 #24,342

Measure Word

一个闺女 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 daughter
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 young woman

Characters

闺
guī
women's quarters; boudoir
女
nü
woman; female
A woman of the inner chambers = daughter/girl.

Examples

HSK 1
她是我们家的大闺女。
Tā shì wǒmen jiā de dà guīnü.
She is the eldest daughter of our family.
HSK 2
这闺女长得真漂亮。
Zhè guīnü zhǎng de zhēn piàoliang.
This girl is really beautiful.
HSK 7-9
老王的闺女今年上大学了。
Lǎowáng de guīnü jīnnián shàng dàxué le.
Old Wang's daughter started college this year.

Tips

register
Very colloquial, especially common in northern Chinese dialects. In formal contexts, use 女儿 (daughter) or 女孩 (girl) instead.
usage
Can mean either "daughter" or "unmarried young woman." 大闺女 = eldest daughter or a grown unmarried girl.

Stroke Order

闺 guī
女 nǚ