姑娘 gūniang

1. Girl^†
2. young woman^†
3. young lady^†
4. daughter^†
5. paternal aunt (old)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 姑娘, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

姑娘 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 姑娘 mean in English?

姑娘 is pronounced gūniang and means Girl, young woman, young lady, daughter †. The dictionary lists 5 senses in total, all shown on this page.

How do you pronounce 姑娘?

姑娘 is gūniang in pinyin — written guniang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 姑娘?

姑娘 is written with 2 characters: 姑 (gū) Aunt, 娘 (niáng) Mother (aunt). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 姑娘 an HSK word?

Yes — 姑娘 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.