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姑娘gū nianggirl

HSK 4word

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姑娘 (gū niang) means "girl," "young woman," or "young lady." 这个姑娘是学生 says this girl is a student. 这个姑娘在公司工作 says this young woman works at a company. 姑娘,请坐 says "Young lady, please sit down." 学校来了一个姑娘 says a girl came to the school.

What does 姑娘 mean?

  1. 1.

    girlnoun

  2. 2.

    young womannoun

  3. 3.

    young ladynoun

What do the characters in 姑娘 mean?

  • 姑not compositional here
  • 娘young lady

How do you use 姑娘?

姑娘 can name a girl or a young woman, and a speaker can use it to address a young lady, as in 姑娘,请坐.

Patterns

  • 这个 + 姑娘

    这个姑娘是学生。

    Zhège gūniang shì xuéshēng.

    This girl is a student.

  • 一个 + 姑娘

    学校来了一个姑娘。

    Xuéxiào lái le yí gè gūniang.

    A girl came to the school.

  • 姑娘,+ 请 + Verb

    姑娘,请坐。

    Gūniang, qǐng zuò.

    Young lady, please sit down.

What are some examples of 姑娘 in a sentence?

  1. 这个姑娘是学生。

    Zhège gūniang shì xuéshēng.

    This girl is a student.

  2. 这个姑娘在公司工作。

    Zhège gūniang zài gōngsī gōngzuò.

    This young woman works at a company.

  3. 姑娘,请坐。

    Gūniang, qǐng zuò.

    Young lady, please sit down.

  4. 学校来了一个姑娘。

    Xuéxiào lái le yí gè gūniang.

    A girl came to the school.

How is 姑娘 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    学校来了一个姑娘吗?

    Xuéxiào lái le yí gè gūniang ma?

    Did a girl come to the school?

  2. Speaker B:

    学校来了一个姑娘。

    Xuéxiào lái le yí gè gūniang.

    A girl came to the school.

  3. Speaker A:

    这个姑娘是学生吗?

    Zhège gūniang shì xuéshēng ma?

    Is this girl a student?

  4. Speaker B:

    这个姑娘是学生。

    Zhège gūniang shì xuéshēng.

    This girl is a student.

  5. Speaker A:

    这个姑娘很年轻吗?

    Zhège gūniang hěn niánqīng ma?

    Is this girl very young?

  6. Speaker B:

    这个姑娘很年轻。

    Zhège gūniang hěn niánqīng.

    This girl is very young.

Can you use 姑娘 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这个___是学生。(This girl is a student.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Young lady, please sit down"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这个姑娘在公司___。(This young woman works at a company.)

What should you learn next?

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.