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孙女

sūn nǚ · sun nü · sun nv

Traditional 孫女

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. son's daughter
  2. granddaughter
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In a conversation

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Grandma on the phone

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)位(wèi)奶奶(nǎinai)在(zài)笑(xiào)什么(shénme)？

    Look, what is that grandma laughing about?

  2. Liangliang

    她的(tāde)孙女(sūnnǚ)刚(gāng)给(gěi)她(tā)打了(dǎle)电话(diànhuà)。

    Her granddaughter just called her.

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)个(gè)孙女(sūnnǚ)？

    How many granddaughters does she have?

  4. Liangliang

    就(jiù)一个(yīgè)，听说(tīngshuō)也(yě)叫(jiào)灯灯(dēngdēng)。

    Just one, and I heard she is also called Dengdeng.

  5. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？她的(tāde)孙女(sūnnǚ)和(hé)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)名字(míngzi)！

    Really? Her granddaughter has the same name as me!

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In a sentence

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01

奶(nǎi)奶(nǎi)每(měi)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)都(dōu)去(qù)学(xué)校(xiào)接(jiē)孙(sūn)女(nǚ)回(huí)家(jiā)。

Grandma goes to school every afternoon to pick up her granddaughter and take her home.

02

他(tā)的(de)孙(sūn)女(nǚ)今(jīn)年(nián)刚(gāng)上(shàng)小(xiǎo)学(xué)一(yī)年(nián)级(jí)。

His granddaughter just started first grade in elementary school this year.

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