公主 (gōng zhǔ): princess

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: princess
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 6

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princess

Chinese explanation

指君主的女儿，也可以泛指王室或皇室的女性成员，如国王的女儿、皇帝的女儿。在童话和古装故事中常出现，地位尊贵，受到人们的尊敬和爱戴。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

public

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Example sentences

In this fairy tale, the princess was locked in a tall tower by an evil witch, and a brave young man climbed the tower and finally rescued her.

After the British king died, his eldest daughter inherited the throne and became the country's new princess, responsible for attending all kinds of important ceremonies.

Her friend joked that she sleeps until noon every day, as if she were a princess; hearing this, she laughed and admitted that she really should change that habit.

An ancient painting is on display in the museum; in it, the princess wears gorgeous clothes and stands in a garden holding a blooming peony.

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