Today’s word of the day is 女 (nǚ) which means ‘woman’. Let’s practice making different words, phrases, and sentences with 女 (nǚ).
女儿 (nǚ'ér) Daughter
The first word is 女儿 (nǚ'ér) which is a noun that means ‘daughter’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 她有一个可爱的女儿。(Tā yǒu yī gè kě'ài de nǚ'ér.) She has a cute daughter.
女孩 (nǚhái) Girl
Another word we can create with 女 (nǚ) is 女孩 (nǚhái). This is a noun that means ‘girl’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 女 means ‘woman’ and 孩 means ‘child’. A way of using it in a sentence is 她是一个十分聪明的女孩。(Tā shì yī gè shífēn cōngmíng de nǚhái.) She is a very smart girl.
女朋友 (nǚ péngyou) Girlfriend
Finally, we can create the word 女朋友 (nǚ péngyou) which means ‘girlfriend’. The 朋友 here means ‘friend’. A way of using it in a sentence is 我的女朋友很漂亮。(Wǒ de nǚ péngyou hěn piàoliang.) My girlfriend is beautiful.