How to Say “My granddaughter” in Chinese
Relationships and family · HSK 3
"My granddaughter" in Chinese is 我的孙女 (wǒ de sūn nǚ). 孙女 (sūn nǚ) is your son's daughter. Your daughter's daughter is 外孙女 (wài sūn nǚ); the 外 ('outside') prefix again marks the maternal line.
Primary translation
我的孙女
wǒ de sūn nǚ
Traditional: 我的孫女
Variants by register
Formal
我的孙女
wǒ de sūn nǚ
Casual
我孙女
wǒ sūn nǚ
When to use it
孙女 (sūn nǚ) is your son's daughter. Your daughter's daughter is 外孙女 (wài sūn nǚ); the 外 ('outside') prefix again marks the maternal line. Grandparents often add 宝贝 (bǎo bèi, 'treasure') or the affectionate 小 (xiǎo) prefix; '我的小孙女' sounds warmer than the plain form. A tone tip: 女 is third tone (nǚ) with that distinctive ü vowel; say 'nu' with rounded lips like whistling, or native speakers will hear 努 (nǔ, 'strive') instead.
Example sentences
我的孙女会说三种语言。
Wǒ de sūn nǚ huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔ yán.
My granddaughter can speak three languages.
我小孙女最爱吃奶奶做的饺子。
Wǒ xiǎo sūn nǚ zuì ài chī nǎi nai zuò de jiǎo zi.
My little granddaughter loves the dumplings grandma makes the most.
这张照片是我孙女上个月拍的。
Zhè zhāng zhào piàn shì wǒ sūn nǚ shàng ge yuè pāi de.
This photo was taken by my granddaughter last month.