女朋友

nǚpéngyou

noun HSK 1 #1,115

Meanings

1 girlfriend

Characters

friend (part of 朋友)

friend (part of 朋友)

A female friend — but almost always means 'girlfriend' in a romantic sense.

Examples

你有女朋友吗？

Nǐ yǒu nǚpéngyou ma?

Do you have a girlfriend?

她是我的女朋友。

Tā shì wǒ de nǚpéngyou.

She is my girlfriend.

Tips

usage

To say 'female friend' (platonic), add 一个 or say 女性朋友. Without qualifiers, 女朋友 always means 'girlfriend'.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

朋 péng

友 yǒu