Meaning of 母女
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- mother and daughter
- mother-daughter
How to use 母女
母女 is used as a noun or before another noun to describe the mother-daughter pair or relationship. It often appears with 俩 (liǎ) or 关系 (guānxi). Example: 她们母女俩长得很像。(Tāmen mǔnǚ liǎ zhǎng de hěn xiàng.) The mother and daughter look very alike.
母 (mǔ) means mother and 女 (nǚ) means woman or daughter. Put them side by side and you get the pair: mother and daughter.
Common mistake: Both syllables are third tone, so in speech 母 (mǔ) shifts to a rising tone before 女 (nǚ), sounding like mú nǚ. Also remember to write the ü in nǚ. Writing nu gives a different syllable.
Stroke order for each character
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母 mǔ · mother · 5 strokes
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女 nǚ · female · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 母女.
Questions about 母女
What does 母女 mean?
母女 (mǔnǚ) means "mother and daughter; mother-daughter" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 母女?
母女 is made of 2 characters: 母 (5 strokes), 女 (3 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 母女 an HSK word?
Yes. 母女 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the word for mother and son?
Use 母子 (mǔzǐ) for mother and son. The related pairs are 父子 (fùzǐ) for father and son and 父女 (fùnǚ) for father and daughter.
Can I use 母女 to address my mother directly?
No. 母女 describes the pair from the outside, like in a story or a description. To talk to your mother, say 妈妈 (māma). Use 母亲 (mǔqīn) in formal writing.