丫头

yā tou

CL 个 gè

HSK 3.0 等级 7 名词 不太常见

释义

1. girl
2. servant girl
3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)

词语关系

Counterparts

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• 男孩 nán hái 男孩 nán hái boy male counterpart, meaning 'boy', as 丫头 refers to a girl: boy

Register variants

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• 姑娘 gū niang 姑娘 gū niang girl used in neutral or polite contexts for 'girl', while 丫头 can be derogatory or endearing depending on context: girl

Related words

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• 丫鬟 yā huan 丫鬟 yā huan servant girl servant girl, more specific to historical domestic servant role, compared to 丫头 which can also mean 'girl' generally: servant girl

Usage notes

Formality

丫头 can sound derogatory or overly familiar when referring to an adult woman; use with caution outside close relationships.

例句

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这个 丫头 真聪明。

This girl is really smart.

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包含 丫头 的词语

• 丫头片子 丫头片子 yā tou piàn zi: (coll.) silly girl
• 黄毛丫头 黄毛丫头 huáng máo yā tou: silly little girl

丫头 的构成词

• 头 头 tóu: head
• 丫 丫 yā: fork