female friend; girlfriend (romantic partner)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
female friend
neutralEmphasizes the gender of the friend. Often used to specify a friend is female, but without romantic connotation.
Wǒ我
de的
yī一
wèi位
nǚ女
yǒu友
xià下
gè个
yuè月
yào要
jié结
hūn婚
le了
。
One of my female friends is getting married next month.
Tā她
hé和
tā她
de的
nǚ女
yǒu友
men们
zhōu周
mò末
yào要
qù去
gòu购
wù物
。
She is going shopping with her female friends this weekend.
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Tā他
de的
nán男
nǚ女
yǒu朋
bǐ友
lì比
hěn例
jūn很
héng均
衡
。
The ratio of his male and female friends is very balanced.
noun
girlfriend; romantic partner (female)
neutralSpecifically refers to a female romantic partner. In modern usage, "女朋友 (nǚ péng you)" is more common for this sense, but "女友" is also widely understood and used, often in slightly more formal or written contexts.
Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
xiàng向
nǚ女
yǒu友
qiú求
hūn婚
le了
。
He finally proposed to his girlfriend.
Tā他
dài带
zhe着
nǚ女
yǒu友
qù去
jiàn见
le了
fù父
mǔ母
。
He took his girlfriend to meet his parents.
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Wǒ我
dǎ打
suàn算
xià下
gè个
yuè月
hé和
wǒ我
de的
nǚ女
yǒu友
qù去
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
I plan to travel with my girlfriend next month.
Tā他
shài晒
chū出
le了
hé和
nǚ女
yǒu友
de的
hé合
yǐng影
。
He posted a photo of himself with his girlfriend.