娘家 (niáng jiā): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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娘家
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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 娘家.
Words with
娘
姑娘
gū niang
girl
新娘
xīn niáng
bride
伴娘
bàn niáng
bridesmaid
婆娘
pó niáng
woman (colloquial, sometimes derogatory); wife (dialectal)
老娘
lǎo niáng
old mother; (colloquial) I/me (used by assertive women)
娘娘腔
niáng niáng qiāng
effeminate (derogatory for a man)
小姑娘
xiǎo gū niang
little girl
灰姑娘
huī gū niang
Cinderella
Words with
家
家人
jiā rén
family member
大家
dà jiā
everybody
国家
guó jiā
country
搬家
bān jiā
to move house; to relocate
画家
huà jiā
painter
作家
zuò jiā
writer
家具
jiā jù
furniture
家长
jiā zhǎng
head of a household
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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.
