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女朋友

nǚ péng yǒu

English translation of 女朋友

girlfriend

In Chinese, '女朋友' is used to describe someone's female romantic partner. Unlike English where 'friend' can mean a platonic relationship, in '女朋友', the '朋友' part doesn't imply a platonic relationship, but a romantic one. The word '女' means 'female' and '朋友' means 'friend', implement 'girlfriend' when it comes together.


Example sentences using: 女朋友

我的女朋友喜欢看电影。

Wǒ de nǚ péngyǒu xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng.

English translation of 我的女朋友喜欢看电影。

My girlfriend likes to watch movies.

The sentence is stating a preference of the speaker's girlfriend, which is watching movies.

女朋友的笑声非常美丽。

Nǚ péngyǒu de xiào shēng fēicháng měilì.

English translation of 女朋友的笑声非常美丽。

My girlfriend's laugh is very beautiful.

This sentence is describing the beauty of the girlfriend's laugh.

我已经向我的女朋友求婚了。

Wǒ yǐjīng xiàng wǒde nǚ péngyǒu qiúhūn le.

English translation of 我已经向我的女朋友求婚了。

I've already proposed to my girlfriend.

This sentence implies that the speaker has taken a serious step in his relationship with his girlfriend, by proposing marriage.

女朋友对此事一无所知。

Nǚ péngyǒu duì cǐ shì yīwúsuǒzhī.

English translation of 女朋友对此事一无所知。

My girlfriend knows nothing about this.

Here the speaker is saying that his girlfriend is completely unaware of a particular situation or event.

我要给我的女朋友买花。

Wǒ yào gěi wǒ de nǚ péngyǒu mǎi huā.

English translation of 我要给我的女朋友买花。

I want to buy flowers for my girlfriend.

This sentence expresses the speaker's intention to buy flowers for his girlfriend.

女朋友去年毕业了。

Nǚ péngyǒu qùnián bìyèle.

English translation of 女朋友去年毕业了。

My girlfriend graduated last year.

This sentence is stating a fact about the speaker's girlfriend, that she graduated the previous year.

我每天都会给我的女朋友发短信。

Wǒ měitiān dū huì gěi wǒ de nǚ péngyǒu fā duǎnxìn.

English translation of 我每天都会给我的女朋友发短信。

I text my girlfriend every day.

This sentence speaks about the speaker's routine of texting his girlfriend daily.

女朋友正在做饭。

Nǚ péngyǒu zhèngzài zuò fàn.

English translation of 女朋友正在做饭。

My girlfriend is cooking.

The sentence is using a present continuous tense to describe an action the speaker's girlfriend is doing at the moment, which is cooking.

今天是我和女朋友的周年纪念日。

Jīntiān shì wǒ hé nǚ péngyǒu de zhōunián jìniànrì.

English translation of 今天是我和女朋友的周年纪念日。

Today is my anniversary with my girlfriend.

The speaker is stating that the current day marks an anniversary in his relationship with his girlfriend.

我和女朋友月底要去旅行。

Wǒ hé nǚ péngyǒu yuèdǐ yào qù lǚxíng.

English translation of 我和女朋友月底要去旅行。

My girlfriend and I are going on a trip at the end of the month.

In this sentence, the speaker is announcing a future plan, which is to go on a trip with his girlfriend at the end of the month.

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