niece (sister's daughter); granddaughter (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
niece (daughter of one's elder or younger sister)
In Chinese kinship terminology, this specifically refers to the daughter of one's sister (either elder 姐姐 or younger 妹妹). Contrast with 侄女 (brother's daughter).
Wǒ我
wài外
sheng甥
nǚ女
jīn今
nián年
shàng上
xiǎo小
xué学
yī一
nián年
jí级
le了
。
My niece started first grade this year.
Tā她
duì对
wài外
sheng甥
nǚ女
jiù就
xiàng像
duì对
zì自
jǐ己
de的
qīn亲
shēng生
nǚ女
ér儿
yí一
yàng样
téng疼
ài爱
。
She loves her niece as if she were her own daughter.
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Wǒ我
jiě姐
jie姐
dài带
zhe着
tā她
de的
wài外
sheng甥
nǚ女
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
le了
。
My elder sister took her niece to the park.
noun
granddaughter (daughter's daughter, dialectal)
dialectIn certain regional dialects, this term is used instead of the standard 外孙女 to refer to one's daughter's daughter.
Zài在
wǒ我
men们
lǎo老
jiā家
，
wài外
sūn孙
nǚ女
yě也
jiào叫
wài外
sheng甥
nǚ女
。
In our hometown, granddaughters are also called wàishengnǚ.
Wǒ我
wài外
sheng甥
nǚ女
（
wài外
sūn孙
nǚ女
）
gāng刚
xué学
huì会
zǒu走
lù路
。
My granddaughter just learned to walk.
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Fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
cháng常
bǎ把
wài外
sūn孙
nǚ女
chēng称
zuò作
wài外
sheng甥
nǚ女
。
In dialects, granddaughters are often referred to as wàishengnǚ.