娘家

niáng jiā

B1 Level 5

Noun

娘家 (niáng jiā) is a Chinese word meaning “wife's family (before marriage)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

wife's family (before marriage)

Stroke order

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Example

過年的時候，她回娘家看父母。

During New Year, she goes back to her parents' home.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).