妻女

qīnǚ
noun #21,036

Meanings

  1. 1 wife and daughter(s)
  2. 2 one's wife and female children

Examples

Tā bǎ qīnǚ sòng dào ānquán de dìfang.
He sent his wife and daughters to a safe place.
Zhànluàn zhōng tā yǔ qīnǚ shīsàn.
During the war, he was separated from his wife and daughter.

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usage
妻女 is a literary or formal compound pairing (wife) and (daughter). In everyday speech, people more commonly say 老婆女儿 or 妻子女儿. 妻女 often appears in historical or literary contexts.

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