丫头

yā tou · ya tou

Traditional 丫頭

Meaning

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  1. girl
  2. servant girl
  3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(gè)小(xiǎo)丫(yā)头(tou)总(zǒng)是(shì)笑(xiào)眯(mī)眯(mī)的(de),很(hěn)讨(tǎo)人(rén)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)。

That little girl is always smiling and very likable.

02

老(lǎo)太(tài)太(tai)把(bǎ)丫(yā)头(tou)当(dàng)成(chéng)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)一(yí)样(yàng)照(zhào)顾(gù)。

The old lady took care of the servant girl as if she were her own daughter.

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