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少女
shàonǚ
Main
English Definitiongirl; young lady
Simplified Script少女
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinshàonǚ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)siu3neoi5
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
少shàoyoung
女nǚfemale; woman; daughter

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Words With Same Head Word    
少年shàoniánearly youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
少爷shàoyeson of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
少林shàolínthe Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少儿shào'érchild
少林寺shàolín sìShaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
Words With Same Tail Word    
孙女sūnnǚson's daughter; granddaughter
妇女fùnǚwoman
子女zǐnǚchildren; sons and daughters
处女chǔnǚvirgin; maiden; inaugural
儿女érnǚchildren; sons and daughters
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