长女

長女
zhǎngnǚ
noun #29,602

Meanings

  1. 1 eldest daughter; firstborn daughter

Examples

HSK 4
Tā shì jiālǐ de zhǎngnǚ, cóngxiǎo jiù chéngdān le hěnduō zérèn.
She is the eldest daughter in the family and has shouldered many responsibilities since childhood.
HSK 7-9
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 (eldest son). The family-role compounds + gender character are common in formal or literary contexts.

Stroke Order

cháng