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灰姑娘 (huī gū niang): Cinderella (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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灰姑娘 consists of 3 characters.

灰 • huī • grey; ash; dust • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

huī灰

grey; ash; dust

姑 • gū • father's sister; aunt

gū姑

father's sister; aunt

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

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

niáng娘

mother, young woman

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Pinyinhuī gū niang

MeaningCinderella

Characters3

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 灰姑娘

huī灰

gū姑

niang娘

de的

gù故

shì事

liú流

chuán传

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

The story of Cinderella has been passed down for a long time.

tā她

xiàng像

huī灰

gū姑

niang娘

yī一

yàng样

cóng从

pín贫

qióng穷

biàn变

chéng成

le了

fù富

yǒu有

。

She went from poverty to wealth like Cinderella.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 灰姑娘.

Words with 灰

灰尘huī chéndust; dirt; ash
灰心huī xīnto lose heart; to be discouraged; be disappointed
灰色huī sègray
掸灰dǎn huīto dust off
灰暗huī àngloomy, dim
灰烬huījìnashes, cinders
烟灰yān huīcigarette ash
石灰shí huīlime (calcium oxide)

Words with 姑

姑姑gū guaunt [father's sister]
姑娘gū nianggirl
姑且gū qiětentatively; for the moment
姑妈gū māaunt (father's sister)
小姑

Words with 娘

姑娘gū nianggirl
新娘xīn niángbride
伴娘bàn niángbridesmaid
娘家niáng jiāmarried woman's parental home; maiden home
婆娘

xiǎo gū

husband's younger sister

小姑娘xiǎo gū nianglittle girl

小姑子xiǎo gū zihusband's younger sister

尼姑庵ní gū ānBuddhist nunnery

pó niáng

woman (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