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妞儿 (niū ér) — girl (colloquial, northern dialect)

Definition

A casual, northern-dialect word for 'little girl' or 'lass' — warmer and more familiar than the standard 女孩.

noun
girl (colloquial, northern dialect)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 。
    Nà ge xiǎo niū ér zhēn kě ài.
    That little girl is really cute.
  • 妞儿。
    Tā jiā de niū ér jīn nián wǔ suì le.
    His little girl is five years old this year.
  • 妞儿。
    Liǎng gè niū ér zài gōng yuán lǐ wán.
    Two girls are playing in the park.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

妞niūgirl
儿ér

妞 names a girl, and 儿 gives a colloquial, familiar feel.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 妞 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Open 儿 →
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