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丫头 (yā tou): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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丫头 (yā tou): Maid (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

丫头 consists of 2 characters.

fork; bifurcation; branch

How to Use 丫头 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 丫头 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith叫

jiào叫

yā丫

tou头

informalSpoken

call (someone) 'girl'

Demonstrative + Nounwith这

zhè这

yā丫

tou头

informalSpoken

Adjective + Nounwith小

xiǎo小

yā丫

tou头

informalSpoken

Idiomwith片子

yā丫

tou头

piàn片

zi子

Example Sentences with 丫头

zhè这

ge个

yā丫

tou头

hěn很

kě可

ài爱

this girl

little girl

informal

Spoken

young girl (colloquial)

。

This girl is very cute.

zhè这

wèi位

xīn新

lái来

de的

yā丫

tou头

zuò做

shì事

qín勤

kuài快

，

shēn深

dé得

fū夫

rén人

shǎng赏

shí识

。

This newly arrived maid is diligent in her work and has won the lady's appreciation.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

zhù注

yì意

dào到

nà那

ge个

yā丫

tou头

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

xīn心

shén神

bù不

níng宁

ma吗

？

Haven't you noticed that the maid has been looking restless lately?

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lín邻

jū居

jiā家

de的

yā丫

tou头

jīng经

cháng常

lái来

wǒ我

jiā家

wán玩

。

The neighbor's daughter often comes to my house to play.

fǔ府

lǐ里

de的

yā丫

tou头

men们

bìng并

fēi非

wú无

nà那

gè个

jī机

líng灵

de的

yā丫

tou头

bù不

jǐn仅

nà那

ge个

cōng聪

míng明

de的

yā丫

tou头

hěn很

kuài快

mā妈

，

ràng让

nà那

yā丫

tou头

bǎ把

liàng晾

zài在

yuàn

suǒ所

shì事

shì事

，

tā她

men们

měi每

rì日

dōu都

yǒu有

fán繁

zhòng重

de的

huó活

jì计

。

The maids in the mansion are not idle; they have heavy chores to do every day.

bǎ把

fáng房

jiān间

shōu收

shí拾

dé得

jǐng井

jǐng井

yǒu有

tiáo条

，

hái还

pào泡

hǎo好

le了

chá茶

。

That clever maid not only tidied up the room meticulously but also brewed the tea.

jiù就

jiě解

jué决

le了

zhè这

ge个

shù数

xué学

wèn问

tí题

。

That clever girl quickly solved this math problem.

院

zi子

lǐ里

de的

yī衣

fu服

shōu收

jìn进

lái来

ba吧

，

kuài快

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

。

Mom, ask the maid to bring in the clothes drying in the yard; it's about to rain.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 丫头.

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一头yì tóu
上头shàng tóu
从头cóng tóu
低头dī tóu
兆头zhào tou
关头guān tóu
出头chū tóu