丫头 yā tou — girl; maidservant

丫头
yā tou

Characters: 丫 · 头

Definitions

  1. girl; maidservant

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. girl
  2. servant girl
  3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)

zdic(汉典)

  1. 梳着丫形发髻的头型。
  2. 对年轻女孩的称呼。
  3. 婢女的通称。
  4. 比喻附属物。

ExtDict

  1. 女孩子花面丫头十三四，春来绰约向人时
  2. 婢女。参见丫鬟”。

Examples

  • 院子里，几个小丫头正在跳绳。

    In the courtyard, a few little girls were jumping rope.

  • 古时，大户人家的丫头要伺候小姐起居。

    In old times, a maidservant in a great house attended to her mistress's daily needs.