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女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend

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女朋友 (nǚ péng you) means "girlfriend," a woman someone is dating. 他有女朋友了 says he has a girlfriend now, and 我女朋友喜欢看电影 says my girlfriend likes watching movies. The male counterpart is 男朋友, while a female friend you are not dating is usually just 朋友.

What does 女朋友 mean?

  1. 1.

    girlfriendnoun

What do the characters in 女朋友 mean?

  • 女female
  • 朋friend
  • 友friend

How do you use 女朋友?

女朋友 means a romantic partner, so for a female friend you are not dating, 朋友 is usually used instead.

Patterns

  • 有 + 女朋友 + 了

    他有女朋友了。

    Tā yǒu nǚpéngyou le.

    He has a girlfriend now.

What are some examples of 女朋友 in a sentence?

  1. 他有女朋友了。

    Tā yǒu nǚpéngyou le.

    He has a girlfriend now.

  2. 我女朋友喜欢看电影。

    Wǒ nǚpéngyou xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.

    My girlfriend likes watching movies.

  3. 他和女朋友明天去公园。

    Tā hé nǚpéngyou míngtiān qù gōngyuán.

    He and his girlfriend are going to the park tomorrow.

How is 女朋友 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    周末你做什么?

    Zhōumò nǐ zuò shénme?

    What are you doing this weekend?

  2. Speaker B:

    我要和女朋友去看电影。

    Wǒ yào hé nǚpéngyou qù kàn diànyǐng.

    I'm going to see a movie with my girlfriend.

  3. Speaker A:

    你女朋友叫什么名字?

    Nǐ nǚpéngyou jiào shénme míngzi?

    What's your girlfriend's name?

  4. Speaker B:

    她叫小美,是我的大学同学。

    Tā jiào Xiǎoměi, shì wǒ de dàxué tóngxué.

    She's called Xiaomei, and she's my university classmate.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.