(gū niáng) - young woman, girl, miss in Mandarin
gūniángTraditional: 姑娘
HSK 5
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Translation
young woman, girl, miss
Word origin
A compound of 姑 (gu) 'aunt, young woman', with the 女 'woman' radical and 古 phonetic, and 娘 (niang) 'mother, young woman', also with the 女 radical and 良 phonetic. Together: 'young woman, girl'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 姑 (gu, 女 woman radical + 古 phonetic) + 娘 (niang, 女 woman radical + 良 phonetic)
Stroke order
姑
娘
Examples
。
This young woman is very pretty.
，？
Miss, what time is it please?
。
He wants to marry that young woman.
。
That young woman has a very sweet smile.
。
That girl is very pretty.
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