女朋友 nǚpéngyou girlfriend
How to remember 女朋友: 女 woman + 朋 friend + 友 friend = girlfriend.
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How it is used
- 'Girlfriend' in the romantic sense - 交女朋友 (jiāo nǚpéngyou) get a girlfriend.
- Note: a female friend (non-romantic) is 女性朋友 or 女的朋友, NOT 女朋友. Male counterpart 男朋友.
Example sentences
- 我想找女朋友。 Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo nǚpéngyǒu.I want a girlfriend.
- 他没有女朋友。 Tā méiyǒu nǚpéngyǒu.He has no girlfriend.
- 他约会迟到了，向女朋友道歉。 Tā yuēhuì chídào le, xiàng nǚ péngyou dàoqiàn.He apologized to his girlfriend because he was late for the date.