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表侄女

Word · NounTraditional姪

nephew; niece; brother's child

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

niece (specifically, brother's daughter)

In Chinese kinship terms, '侄' refers to a brother's child. When specifying gender and exact relation, modifiers like '表' (cousin on mother's side or cousin with a different surname), '堂' (cousin on father's side with the same surname), '男' (male), or '女' (female) are added as prefixes. The term '侄女' or '表侄女' is the most common usage for 'niece'.

Wǒ我
jiě姐
jie姐
de的
nǚ女
ér儿
shì是
wǒ我
de的
zhí侄
nǚ女
 。

My older sister's daughter is my niece.

Tā她
shì是
wǒ我
biǎo表
gē哥
de的
nǚ女
ér儿
 ,
suǒ所
yǐ以
shì是
wǒ我
de的
biǎo表
zhí侄
nǚ女
 。

She is my older male cousin's daughter, so she is my niece (cousin's daughter).

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Tā他
fēi非
cháng常
téng疼
ài爱
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎo小
zhí侄
nǚ女
 。

He dotes on his young niece.

Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
 ,
wǒ我
gěi给
zhí侄
nǚ女
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
hóng红
bāo包
 。

During the Spring Festival, I prepared red envelopes for my nieces.