姑娘

gū niang · gu niang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. girl
  2. young woman
  3. young lady
  4. daughter
  5. paternal aunt (old)
  6. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

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2 examples
01

在(zài)面(miàn)包(bāo)房(fáng)工(gōng)作(zuò)的(de)姑(gū)娘(niang)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)。

The girl who works at the bakery is cute.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)个(ge)姑(gū)娘(niang)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)唱(chàng)歌(gē)。

That girl is singing in the park.

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