Usage note
母女表示母亲和女儿。
mǔ nǚ biǎo shì mǔ qīn hé nǚ ér。
Mother and daughter means a mother and her daughter.
Context note
母女常出现在家庭和关系里。
mǔ nǚ cháng chū xiàn zài jiā tíng hé guān xì lǐ。
Mother and daughter often appears in family and relationship contexts.
5 examples
她们是母女。
tā men shì mǔ nǚ。
They are mother and daughter.
母女一起散步。
mǔ nǚ yì qǐ sàn bù。
Mother and daughter walk together.
我看到一对母女。
wǒ kàn dào yí duì mǔ nǚ。
I saw a mother and daughter.
母女感情很好。
mǔ nǚ gǎn qíng hěn hǎo。
The mother-daughter relationship is very good.
这是母女合照。
zhè shì mǔ nǚ hé zhào。
This is a mother-daughter photo.
5 mini stories
公园里有一对母女在聊天。
gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí duì mǔ nǚ zài liáo tiān。
There is a mother and daughter chatting in the park.
她和妈妈像朋友一样，母女感情很好。
tā hé mā ma xiàng péng yǒu yí yàng， mǔ nǚ gǎn qíng hěn hǎo。
She and her mom are like friends, and their mother-daughter bond is very good.
母女两人一起做饭。
mǔ nǚ liǎng rén yì qǐ zuò fàn。
The mother and daughter cook together.
老师说母女之间要多沟通。
lǎo shī shuō mǔ nǚ zhī jiān yào duō gōu tōng。
The teacher said mothers and daughters should communicate more.
这张照片记录了母女一起看书的时刻。
zhè zhāng zhào piàn jì lù le mǔ nǚ yì qǐ kàn shū de shí kè。
This photo records a moment of a mother and daughter reading together.
Mini dialogue
母女逛街
A
那对母女在做什么？
Nà duì mǔnǚ zài zuò shénme?
What are that mother and daughter doing?
B
她们母女俩在开心地逛街。
Tāmen mǔnǚ liǎ zài kāixīn de guàngjiē.
The mother and daughter are happily shopping.
母女做饭
A
你们母女俩经常一起做饭吗？
Nǐmen mǔnǚ liǎ jīngcháng yīqǐ zuòfàn ma?
Do you mother and daughter often cook together?
B
是的，我们母女都喜欢做甜点。
Shì de, wǒmen mǔnǚ dōu xǐhuān zuò tiándiǎn.
Yes, we mother and daughter both like making desserts.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
母子
mǔ zǐ
mother and son
母女 is mother and daughter, while 母子 is mother and son.
contrast
父女
fù nǚ
father and daughter
母女 is mother and daughter, while 父女 is father and daughter.
related
家人
jiā rén
family members
母女 is a specific pair of family members, while 家人 means family in general.