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姑娘

gū niang · gu niang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. girl
  2. young woman
  3. young lady
  4. daughter
  5. paternal aunt (old)
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A granny calls Qiqi

  1. Qiqi

    刚才(gāngcái)有位(yǒuwèi)奶奶(nǎinai)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)姑娘(gūniang)！

    A granny just called me young lady!

  2. Liangliang

    姑娘(gūniang)就是(jiùshì)年轻(niánqīng)女孩(nǚhái)，很(hěn)正常(zhèngcháng)啊(a)。

    A 姑娘 is just a young woman. That's normal.

  3. Qiqi

    她(tā)还(hái)说(shuō)：姑娘(gūniang)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拿(ná)一下(yīxià)菜(cài)！

    She also said, Young lady, hold my vegetables for me!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)她(tā)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you help her then?

  5. Qiqi

    帮(bāng)了(le)，还(hái)送(sòng)她(tā)回家(huíjiā)了(le)。

    Yes, and I walked her home.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)真是(zhēnshi)个(gè)好(hǎo)姑娘(gūniang)！

    You really are a good girl!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)面(miàn)包(bāo)房(fáng)工(gōng)作(zuò)的(de)姑(gū)娘(niang)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)。

The girl who works at the bakery is cute.

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

02

那(nà)个(ge)姑(gū)娘(niang)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)唱(chàng)歌(gē)。

That girl is singing in the park.

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姑
gū

paternal aunt; husband's sister

娘
niáng

mother; young lady

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