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娘家 (niáng jiā): Married woman's parental home (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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娘 • niáng • mother, young woman • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

niáng娘

mother, young woman

家 • jiā • family; home • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

jiā家

family; home

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Pinyinniáng jiā

Meaningmarried woman's parental home; maiden home

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Example Sentences with 娘家

Tā她

měi每

gè个

zhōu周

mò末

dōu都

huí回

niáng娘

jiā家

。

She goes back to her parents' home every weekend.

Jié结

hūn婚

hòu后

，

tā她

hěn很

shǎo少

huí回

niáng娘

jiā

家

zhù住

。

After getting married, she rarely stays at her maiden home.

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More common words that include characters from 娘家.

Words with 娘

姑娘gū nianggirl
新娘xīn niángbride
伴娘bàn niángbridesmaid
婆娘pó niángwoman (colloquial, sometimes derogatory); wife (dialectal)
老娘lǎo niángold mother; (colloquial) I/me (used by assertive women)
娘娘腔niáng niáng qiāngeffeminate (derogatory for a man)
小姑娘xiǎo gū nianglittle girl
灰姑娘huī gū niangCinderella

Words with 家

家人jiā rénfamily member
大家dà jiāeverybody
国家guó jiācountry
搬家bān jiāto move house; to relocate
画家

huà jiā

painter

作家zuò jiāwriter

家具jiā jùfurniture

家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household