Definition & Meaning

female celestial; angel; fairy/immortal maiden; young female divinity

Word usage

xiān nǚ

仙 女

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NHSK 789－3 NPCR3 HYJC4

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n.female celestial; angel; fairy/immortal maiden; young female divinity
- shàn liáng de xiān nǚ dā ying shí xiàn tā sān gè yuàn wàng
  善良的仙女答应实现她三个愿望。
  The good fairy granted her three wishes.
- tā bǎ nà ge nǚ hái huà chéng yī míng xiān nǚ
  他把那个女孩画成一名仙女。
  He painted the girl as a nymph.
- yī gè xiān nǚ ài shang le yī gè nóng jiā zǐ dì
  一个仙女爱上了一个农家子弟。
  A fairy lady fell in love with a peasant boy.
- xiān nǚ xià fán
  仙女下凡
  fairy maiden descending
synonym
xiān zǐ仙子 tiān xiān天仙

Word usage

common measure word
"仙女" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个仙女
  one fairy
- 一位仙女
  one fairy

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