女儿 nǚ ér
“daughter”
nounHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 女兒
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
女儿 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 153: 女儿 nǚ’ér — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 83
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 女儿
女儿 means "daughter" — a female child of a parent. It is a noun, so it can take 的 before it (我的女儿) or be the subject/object of a sentence. Use it for your own or someone's female child, not for a girl in general.
例句Example sentences
- 我有一个女儿。wǒ yǒu yí gè nǚ ér.I have a daughter.
- 她的女儿很漂亮。tā de nǚ ér hěn piào liang.Her daughter is very pretty.
- 这是我的女儿。zhè shì wǒ de nǚ ér.This is my daughter.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我的女儿是学生，他很喜欢学习。
✓我的女儿是学生，她很喜欢学习。
女儿 is female, so refer back to her with 她, not 他.
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✗我有女儿两个。
✓我有两个女儿。
In Chinese the number plus measure word comes before the noun, not after it.