女孩儿 nǚ hái r
“erhua variant of 女孩; girl”
2021 list level 1Traditional 女孩兒
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
女孩儿 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 412: 女孩儿 nǚháir — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 90
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 女孩儿
女孩儿 is a noun meaning “girl,” especially a child or young woman. It is the colloquial erhua form of 女孩 and commonly takes 个, 一个, 这个, or 那个 before it. In everyday speech it often refers to a girl or young woman; for an adult woman, use 女人 in neutral contexts and 女士 in formal or polite contexts.
例句Example sentences
- 那个女孩儿是我的妹妹。nà ge nǚ hái ér shì wǒ de mèi mei.That girl is my younger sister.
- 她是一个很聪明的女孩儿。tā shì yí gè hěn cōng ming de nǚ hái ér.She is a very smart girl.
- 公园里有两个女孩儿在唱歌。gōng yuán lǐ yǒu liǎng gè nǚ hái ér zài chàng gē.Two girls are singing in the park.
易混词Easily confused
女孩儿vs女孩子
女孩子 also means “girl” and is equally standard and common in everyday speech; it simply lacks the erhua ending. 女孩儿 has a more colloquial northern-style erhua flavor.