走娘家 zǒu niáng jiā

(of a wife) to visit one's parental home

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of a wife) to visit one's parental home

Characters

Character Meaning
走 zǒu HSK 2
to go; to walk; to leave
娘 niáng HSK 5
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses