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母女 (mǔ nǚ) — mother and daughter (as a pair); mother-daughter

Definition

A pair noun referring to a mother and her daughter together. Pair it with 父女 (father-daughter) or 母子 (mother-son) for other family units.

noun
mother and daughter (as a pair)mother-daughter

Examples

  • 母女。
    Zhè duì mǔ nǚ guān xì hěn hǎo.
    This mother-daughter pair has a very good relationship.
  • 母女。
    mǔ nǚ Liǎ jīng cháng yì qǐ guàng jiē.
    The mother and daughter often go shopping together.
  • 母女。
    Nà duì mǔ nǚ kàn qǐ lái xiàng jiě mèi.
    That mother-daughter pair looks like sisters.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

母mǔmother
女nǚdaughter

母 names the mother and 女 the daughter, giving the pair mother and daughter.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

女 shows a woman with folded arms, kneeling or standing. In the modern form the figure faces right, and the small enclosed part is what is left of one arm.

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HSK 3.0 Level 4Family & Kinship

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