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父女 (fù nǚ) — father and daughter (as a relational pair)

Definition

父女 (fù nǚ) names the father-and-daughter pair as one unit, like 父子 for father and son. For just 'father' use 父亲; for just 'daughter' use 女儿.

noun
father and daughter (as a relational pair)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 父女。
    Tā men fù nǚ gǎn qíng hěn hǎo.
    They have a very good father-daughter relationship.
  • 父女。
    Zhè duì fù nǚ yì qǐ qù gōng yuán le.
    This father and daughter went to the park together.
  • 父女。
    Tīng shuō tā men fù nǚ cháng dé tè bié xiàng.
    I heard that father and daughter look very much alike.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

父fùfather
女nǚdaughter

父 means father and 女 means daughter, so together they mean a father-daughter pair.

Characters in this word

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

The shape 父 shows a hand holding a stone blade, referring to a man working with a stone axe.

Open 父 →

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.

Open 女 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 4Family & Kinship

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