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闺女

閨女
guīnǚ
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
nǚ
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 guīnǚ.
She is the eldest daughter of our family.
HSK 2
老王的闺女今年上大学了。
Lǎowáng de guīnǚ jīnnián shàng dàxué le.
Old Wang's daughter started college this year.
HSK 2
这闺女长得真漂亮。
Zhè guīnǚ zhǎng de zhēn piàoliang.
This girl is really beautiful.

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