Meaning of 父女
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- father and daughter
How to use 父女
父女 is a fairly formal or written word for a father and daughter considered as a pair. It often appears in phrases like 父女俩 (fùnǚ liǎ, the father and daughter) or 父女关系 (fùnǚ guānxi, father-daughter relationship). Example: 他们父女俩感情很好。(Tāmen fùnǚ liǎ gǎnqíng hěn hǎo.) The father and daughter are very close.
父女 (fùnǚ) simply joins 父 (fù, father) and 女 (nǚ, woman, female). Picture a father standing next to his daughter, older first, younger second.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 父女 to mean just "daughter". For one person, use 女儿 (nǚ'ér). 父女 always refers to the two people together. Also keep the tones straight: fù is fourth tone, nǚ is third tone with ü, not nu.
Stroke order for each character
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父 fù · father · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
女 nǚ · female · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 父女.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] |
| 父亲 | fùqīn | father; also pr. [fu4 qin5] |
| 父母 | fùmǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 女子 | nǚzǐ | woman; female |
| 子女 | zǐnǚ | children; sons and daughters |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam |
| 美女 | měinǚ | beautiful woman |
| 男女 | nánnǚ | male-female; male and female |
Questions about 父女
What does 父女 mean?
父女 (fùnǚ) means "father and daughter" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 父女?
父女 is made of 2 characters: 父 (4 strokes), 女 (3 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 父女 an HSK word?
Yes. 父女 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What are the similar words for other parent and child pairs?
Chinese uses the same pattern: 父子 (fùzǐ) father and son, 母女 (mǔnǚ) mother and daughter, and 母子 (mǔzǐ) mother and son. The parent always comes first.
Can I say 爸爸和女儿 instead of 父女?
Yes. 爸爸和女儿 (bàba hé nǚ'ér) is more casual and common in speech. 父女 is shorter and sounds more formal, so it fits writing, news and set phrases better.