前女友
The English phrase "ex-girlfriend" is translated into Chinese as 前女友.
前女友 is used to refer to a former girlfriend.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 前 (qián, meaning 'former' or 'previous') and 女友 (nǚyǒu, meaning 'girlfriend').
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want a gender-neutral way to refer to an ex-partner or a predecessor in a position, you can use 前任.
Did you know?
- In romantic social media posts, the term 前任 is frequently paired with the word 白月光, meaning 'white moonlight', to describe an ex who remains an idealized, unattainable memory.
- In Chinese, the word for 'former' in 前女友 is the same word used to mean 'front' or 'ahead'.
- In digital slang, some users use the abbreviation 前 as a shorthand adjective to describe everything from an 'ex-partner' to a 'former' version of a software app.
Examples in context
- 我和前女朋友仍然保持联系。I still keep in touch with my ex-girlfriend.
- 我不小心遇到了我的前女友。Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn yù dào le wǒ de qián nǚyǒu.I accidentally ran into my ex-girlfriend.
- 他的前女友是个很漂亮的女孩。Tā de qián nǚyǒu shì gè hěn piàoliang de nǚhái.His ex-girlfriend is a very beautiful girl.
Example conversation
Zhiqiang and Jiayi are talking about his past.
- 志强 Zhiqiang这个照片里的女生是谁？Zhège zhàopiàn lǐ de nǚshēng shì shéi?Who is the girl in this photo?
- 佳怡 Jiayi她是我的前女友。Tā shì wǒ de qián nǚyǒu.She is my ex-girlfriend.
- 志强 Zhiqiang你们为什么分手了？Nǐmen wèishéme fēnshǒu le?Why did you two break up?
- 佳怡 Jiayi我们性格不合适。Wǒmen xìnggé bù héshì.Our personalities didn't match.
