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少女 (shào nǚ): Young girl / Maiden (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

少女 consists of 2 characters.

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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Word Info

Pinyinshào nǚ

MeaningYoung girl / Maiden

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 少女.

Words with 少

多少duō shaohow much/many?
减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
少年shào niánearly youth
少数shǎo shùsmall number
少见shǎo jiànrare; seldom seen
少量shǎo liànga smidgen
缺少quē shǎolack
至少zhì shǎoat least

Words with 女

女儿nǚ érdaughter
女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
女孩儿nǚ hái rgirl
女人nǚ rénwoman
女生

nǚ shēng

schoolgirl

女性nǚ xìngwoman

孙女sūn nǚson's daughter

母女mǔ nǚmother and daughter

3.

How to Use 少女 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith纯真

chún纯

zhēn真

shào少

nǚ女

neutral

innocent girl

Noun + Noun

shào少

nǚ女

shí时

dài代

neutral

girlhood

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

shào少

nǚ女

4.

Example Sentences with 少女

nà那

ge个

shào少

nǚ女

zài在

kàn看

shū书

shào少

nǚ女

qíng情

huái怀

formalWritten

maiden's feelings

formal

a young lady

。

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.

zhè这

wèi位

cái才

huá华

héng横

yì溢

de的

shào少

nǚ女

róng荣

huò获

le了

guó国

jì际

qīng青

nián年

yì艺

shù术

jiā家

de的

chēng称

hào号

。

This talented young girl was awarded the title of International Youth Artist.

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.

zhè这

wèi位

shào少

nǚ女

píng凭

jiè借

chū出

sè色

de的

biǎo表

xiàn现

yíng赢

dé得

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

de的

guàn冠

jūn军

。

This young girl won the championship of the competition with her outstanding performance.

jìn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

zhū诸

duō多

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

zhè这

wèi位

jiān坚

qiáng强

de的

shào少

nǚ女

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

lè乐

guān观

de的

xīn心

tài态

。

Despite facing many challenges, this resilient young girl still maintains an optimistic attitude.