娘

niáng

HSK 7

娘 — niáng

1. mother

   他每天放学后都帮娘做晚饭。 tā měitiān fàngxué hòu dōu bāng niáng zuò wǎnfàn — Every day after school he helps his mother cook dinner.

2. young lady; girl (older literary or dialectal)

   村口走来一个年轻的姑娘，手里提着篮子。 cūnkǒu zǒulái yígè niánqīng de gūniáng shǒulǐ tízhe lánzi — A young girl came walking up to the village entrance, carrying a basket.

3. effeminate (colloquial, derogatory)

   他说话太娘了，被同学开玩笑。 tā shuōhuà tài niáng le bèi tóngxué kāiwánxiào — He speaks in a very effeminate way and gets teased by classmates.