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liánhéSide by side

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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