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侄女

zhí nǚ · zhi nü · zhi nv

Traditional 姪女

Meaning

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  1. brother's daughter; niece
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My niece the rider

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)带(dài)侄女(zhínǚ)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)玩(wán)。

    This weekend I am taking my niece to the park.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)几个(jǐge)侄女(zhínǚ)？

    How many nieces do you have?

  3. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)一个(yīgè)，她(tā)今年(jīnnián)五岁(wǔsuì)。

    Just one. She is five this year.

  4. Liangliang

    五岁(wǔsuì)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)，肯定(kěndìng)很(hěn)可爱(kěài)。

    A five-year-old kid must be very cute.

  5. Dengdeng

    可爱(kěài)是(shì)可爱(kěài)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)侄女(zhínǚ)说(shuō)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)是(shì)她(tā)的(de)马(mǎ)！

    Cute, yes, but my niece says that today I am her horse!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)三(sān)个(gè)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)女(nǚ)孩(hái)都(dōu)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)侄(zhí)女(nǚ)。

These three pretty girls are all nieces of mine.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)哥(gē)哥(ge)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)侄(zhí)女(nǚ)。

My older brother's daughter is my niece.

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