chǔnǚ

处女

Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional處女

virgin; maiden, first, inaugural

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

virgin; woman who has not had sexual intercourse

Refers to a female who has not engaged in sexual intercourse. Used in medical, legal, and cultural contexts. The term can carry traditional or sensitive connotations in modern discourse.

Zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
guān观
niàn念
zhōng中
 ,
chǔ处
nǚ女
shēn身
fèn份
bèi被
fù赋
yǔ予
le了
tè特
shū殊
de的
yì意
yì义
 。

In traditional concepts, virginity has been given special significance.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
bù部
tàn探
tǎo讨
chǔ处
nǚ女
qíng情
jié结
de的
shè社
huì会
xué学
zhù著
zuò作
 。

This is a sociological work exploring the virginity complex.

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Tā她
háo毫
bù不
huì讳
yán言
zì自
jǐ己
zhí直
dào到
sān三
shí十
suì岁
hái还
shì是
chǔ处
nǚ女
 。

She did not hesitate to say that she was still a virgin until the age of thirty.

2.

adjective

maiden; first; inaugural; virgin (attrib.)

Used as an attributive modifier before nouns to describe something happening for the first time or being in an original, untouched state. Commonly appears in compounds such as 处女作 (maiden work) and 处女航 (maiden voyage).

Zhè这
shì是
tā他
de的
chǔ处
nǚ女
zuò作
 ,
què却
zhǎn展
xiàn现
chū出
le了
jīng惊
rén人
de的
chéng成
shú熟
dù度
 。

This was his maiden work, yet it showed astonishing maturity.

Zhè这
sōu艘
yóu邮
lún轮
de的
chǔ处
nǚ女
háng航
jiāng将
cóng从
Shàng上
hǎi海
chū出
fā发
qián前
wǎng往
Dōng东
jīng京
 。

The cruise ship's maiden voyage will depart from Shanghai for Tokyo.

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Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
hái还
shì是
yī一
piàn片
chǔ处
nǚ女
dì地
 ,
děng等
dài待
zhe着
rén人
men们
qù去
kāi开
fā发
 。

This land is still virgin territory, waiting for people to develop it.

Chǔ处
nǚ女
xiù秀
wǎng往
wǎng往
zuì最
néng能
tǐ体
xiàn现
yī一
gè个
yì艺
rén人
de的
zhēn真
shí实
shuǐ水
píng平
 。

A debut show often best reflects an artist's true level.