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少女 (shào nǚ): Young girl / Maiden (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
少 • shào • few • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shào
少
few
女 • nǚ • female • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
nǚ
女
female
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 少女.
Words with
少
多少
duō shao
how much/many?
减少
jiǎn shǎo
to reduce; to cut back; decrease
少年
shào nián
early youth
少数
shǎo shù
small number
少见
shǎo jiàn
rare; seldom seen
少量
shǎo liàng
a smidgen
缺少
quē shǎo
lack
至少
zhì shǎo
at least
Words with
女
女儿
nǚ ér
daughter
女朋友
nǚ péng you
girlfriend
女孩儿
nǚ hái r
girl
女人
nǚ rén
woman
女生
nǚ shēng
schoolgirl
女性
nǚ xìng
woman
孙女
sūn nǚ
son's daughter
母女
mǔ nǚ
mother and daughter
4.
How to Use 少女 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
纯真
chún
纯
zhēn
真
shào
少
nǚ
女
neutral
innocent girl
Noun + Noun
shào
少
nǚ
女
shí
时
dài
代
neutral
Measure Word + Noun
with
位
yí
一
wèi
位
shào
少
nǚ
女
5.
Example Sentences with 少女
nà
那
ge
个
shào
少
nǚ
女
zài
在
kàn
看
shū
girlhood
shào
少
nǚ
女
qíng
情
huái
怀
formal
Written
maiden's feelings
formal
a young lady
书
。
That girl is reading a book.
nà
那
wèi
位
shào
少
nǚ
女
zài
在
tú
图
shū
书
guǎn
馆
lǐ
里
zhuān
专
zhù
注
dì
地
yuè
阅
dú
读
zhe
着
yì
一
běn
本
gǔ
古
diǎn
典
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
。
That young girl is intently reading a classical novel in the library.
gōng
公
yuán
园
lǐ
里
，
jǐ
几
gè
个
shào
少
nǚ
女
zhèng
正
zài
在
kāi
开
xīn
心
dì
地
liáo
聊
tiān
天
。
In the park, several girls are chatting happily.
nǐ
你
shì
是
fǒu
否
rèn
认
shi
识
nà
那
wèi
位
zài
在
wǔ
舞
tái
台
shàng
上
piān
翩
piān
翩
qǐ
起
wǔ
舞
de
的
shào
少
nǚ
女
？
Do you know that young girl who is dancing gracefully on the stage?
tā
她
yǐ
已
bú
不
zài
再
shì
是
dāng
当
nián
年
nà
那
ge
个
tiān
天
zhēn
真
làn
烂
màn
漫
de
的
shào
少
nǚ
女
le
了
。
She is no longer the innocent and lively young girl she was back then.
