# 姑娘 (gūniang)

In Mandarin Chinese, 姑娘 (gūniang) means “girl; young woman; young lady”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: girl; young woman; young lady
- Pinyin: gūniang (gu1 niang5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 那个爱笑的姑娘非常热情。
  Nàge ài xiào de gūniang fēicháng rèqíng.
  That smiling young woman is very enthusiastic.

## Characters

- 姑 (gū): paternal aunt; husband's sister
- [娘](https://hanziro.com/word/niang-mother/) (niáng): mother; mom

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-niang-girl/

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