女儿

• 拼音: nǚ ér
• 汉字拆解: 女 = pictograph of a woman; 儿 = pictograph of a child

含义

Daughter. The standard word for one's female child.

Used to refer to one's own daughter or someone else's daughter. In casual speech, 闺女 is also used in northern dialects. 女儿 is universally understood and appropriate in all contexts.

例句

1. 他的女儿今年五岁了。
2. 我女儿很喜欢画画。
3. 她有两个女儿。

用法指南

语境: family, everyday

语气: affectionate

正确说法

• 我女儿上小学了。(My daughter is in primary school now.)
• 你女儿真可爱！(Your daughter is so cute!)

错误说法

• 她是我的女孩。(Unnatural for 'daughter' — use 女儿, not 女孩 which just means 'girl')

起源与历史

A compound of 女 (female/woman) and 儿 (child), literally 'female child.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal